COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pike County

Ohio · 24,249 residents · 440 sq mi

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Pike County is a county of 24,249 people in Ohio. The poverty rate is 26.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $42,600. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 32%. Households take in $19,486 at the median, 35% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,249

−12%vs 2000

vs 27,695 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

440 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,730)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,969)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,988)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(1,924)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(1,539)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(3,722)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,422)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,469)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(2,185)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(1,861)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,034)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(406)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,486

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,649 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,958

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,093 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.6%

+8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,600

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $424 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

30.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(26,666)

Black0.9%(240)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(155)

Asian0.2%(51)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(23,829)

Black1.5%(359)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(34)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0.2%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(128)

Puerto Rican0.1%(22)

Asian origin

Indonesian0.2%(63)

Filipino0.1%(34)

Korean0%(10)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Japanese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.6%(154)

Ancestry

German14.3%(3,854)

English13.5%(3,645)

Irish9.6%(2,606)

American7.8%(2,102)

French1.7%(453)

Italian1.2%(320)

Scottish1.1%(293)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(285)

Greek0.8%(208)

British0.6%(155)

Polish0.5%(134)

Swedish0.4%(107)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(103)

Welsh0.2%(63)

Norwegian0.2%(56)

Czech0.1%(27)

Swiss0.1%(26)

Romanian0.1%(23)

Hungarian0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(17)

Jordanian0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(17)

Belgian0.1%(14)

Finnish0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.8%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 20.3 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 married28.2%(3,022)

Married54.1%(5,797)

Widowed2.7%(293)

Divorced15%(1,607)

Women 15+

Never married22%(2,453)

Married51.7%(5,772)

Widowed12.7%(1,420)

Divorced13.7%(1,530)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.4%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% 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)19.8%(300)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(335)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.3%(444)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.8%(119)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(16)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,517 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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