COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pike County

Georgia · 10,224 residents · 216 sq mi

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Pike County is a county of 10,224 people in Georgia. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $52,500. There are 3,464 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $300 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,224

−25%vs 2000

vs 13,688 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

216 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(767)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(859)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(715)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(755)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(637)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(1,623)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,395)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(1,278)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(927)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(770)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(394)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(104)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,733

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,370 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,593

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,661 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,500

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $99,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

19.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.9%(11,350)

Black14.8%(2,019)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(167)

Asian0.4%(51)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.4%(8,115)

Black20%(2,049)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(27)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0.4%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.8%(158)

Mexican0.6%(115)

Cuban0.6%(112)

Honduran0.5%(95)

Puerto Rican0.3%(59)

Panamanian0.2%(32)

Guatemalan0.1%(17)

Costa Rican0.1%(14)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(71)

Korean0.1%(17)

Vietnamese0.1%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(33)

Ancestry

English12.8%(2,543)

American11.8%(2,339)

Irish6.8%(1,348)

German4.8%(960)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(313)

Italian1.4%(269)

Scottish1.2%(243)

Dutch0.8%(168)

French0.8%(161)

Norwegian0.6%(120)

Subsaharan African0.5%(103)

Welsh0.5%(91)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(86)

British0.3%(68)

Polish0.3%(62)

Macedonian0.3%(59)

Belgian0.1%(19)

West Indian0.1%(13)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(10)

Greek0%(8)

Brazilian0%(5)

Slovak0%(4)

Swiss0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.9%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.9 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 23.7 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 married28.8%(2,267)

Married57.3%(4,504)

Widowed1.6%(128)

Divorced12.2%(960)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(2,083)

Married54.8%(4,588)

Widowed9%(752)

Divorced11.3%(945)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% 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)26.1%(327)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(204)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(405)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,251 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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