CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pikeville

Kentucky · 6,324 residents · 20.8 sq mi

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Pikeville is home to 6,324 people in Kentucky. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. 29.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 30%. Households take in $15,662 at the median, 48% less than the US figure. The average commute runs 16 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,324

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 6,295 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(385)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(480)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(483)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(520)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(455)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(1,041)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(938)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(573)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(551)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(476)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(289)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(133)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,662

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,026 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,888

−45%vs 2000

vs $21,426 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.3%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,900

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $102,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$315

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $354 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

46.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.4% in 2000

53.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(5,882)

Black2.6%(165)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(88)

Asian1.3%(79)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(6,089)

Black2.8%(179)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(11)

Asian0.6%(39)

Other0.3%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.9%(71)

Cuban0.5%(34)

South American0.1%(8)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Mexican0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(92)

Chinese0.7%(55)

Filipino0.4%(27)

Japanese0.1%(5)

Ancestry

English16.2%(1,212)

German13.6%(1,018)

Irish10.2%(762)

American8.9%(664)

Scotch-Irish3.3%(246)

Scottish1.8%(135)

Italian1.3%(99)

Arab1%(77)

Welsh1%(74)

Polish0.7%(49)

British0.6%(43)

French0.4%(28)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(26)

Greek0.3%(26)

Subsaharan African0.3%(24)

French Canadian0.3%(23)

Russian0.2%(17)

Ukrainian0.2%(14)

Danish0.1%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

Latvian0.1%(7)

Swedish0.1%(7)

Iranian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.6%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.1%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 10.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40%(1,223)

Married43.1%(1,319)

Widowed3.2%(98)

Divorced13.7%(418)

Women 15+

Never married32.5%(1,162)

Married38.7%(1,384)

Widowed7.4%(265)

Divorced21.4%(765)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.8%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.1%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.6%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 68.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.4%

+12.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.9%(39)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(37)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.9%(83)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 245 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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