COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buchanan County vs Pike County
PLACE A
Buchanan County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Pike County, Alabama
Buchanan County is 148% larger than Pike County. Buchanan County earns more, with a median household income $13,481 higher. Pike County has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -5%).
BUCHANAN COUNTYPIKE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population83,54033,688+148% vs Pike County
Population density20550+155
Population growth-4.9%0.3%−5.3 pts
Median age38.931.6+7.3
Male50.3%47.5%+2.9 pts
Female49.7%52.5%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born4.0%3.6%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%54.6%+25.1 pts
Black5.6%37.1%−31.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.6%2.7%+4.8 pts
Asian1.1%1.9%−0.8 pts
Other6.0%3.7%+2.3 pts
Median household income$62,158$48,677+$13,481
Per capita income$33,965$28,534+$5,431
Poverty rate16.0%23.3%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.494−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%28.0%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree7.7%11.2%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%3.7%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation60.7%56.0%+4.6 pts
Median home value$166,300$157,600+$8,700
Median gross rent$902$856+$46
Owner-occupied66.3%61.3%+5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%23.1%−10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%46.0%+0.2 pts
Average commute17.820.3−2.4
Worked from home7.3%5.3%+2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.2%+0.1 pts
Uninsured11.2%8.4%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025