CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pikeville

North Carolina · 577 residents · 0.76 sq mi

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Pikeville is home to 577 people in North Carolina. The median age is 38.0, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $47,800. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $282 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

577

−20%vs 2000

vs 719 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024776

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.7%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(40)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(30)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.2%(53)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(88)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(74)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(59)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(64)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.6%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(27)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,214

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,508

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,526 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,800

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $507 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.3%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

25.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(689)

Black1.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(14)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(562)

Black2.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(8)

Asian0.5%(3)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(11)

South American0.3%(2)

Uruguayan0.3%(2)

Ancestry

English18.2%(141)

American13.8%(107)

Scottish7.3%(57)

German4.4%(34)

Irish3.1%(24)

Italian2.1%(16)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(11)

Arab1.3%(10)

French1%(8)

British0.4%(3)

French Canadian0.4%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.9%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married39.5%(134)

Married45.4%(154)

Widowed2.1%(7)

Divorced13%(44)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(65)

Married63.7%(177)

Widowed5.8%(16)

Divorced7.2%(20)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−17.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.9%

+8.9 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% 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)52.3%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)50%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era6.8%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44 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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