Overview
12,220
Total Population
44.1
Median age
49.88%
Female population %
100.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
60-64 years
Largest age group
61.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
228
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Pike County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Pike County is 44.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Pike County's population under 18 was 21.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Pike County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Pike County, 17.60% were under the age of 15, 17.22% aged 15 to 29, 44.76% aged 30 to 64, 17.76% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 30 less females than males in Pike County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.88% females and 50.12% males in Pike County, IN.
- The Pike County, IN gender ratio is 100.5:100 i.e. 100.5 men to 100 women (1.005).
- For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 647.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 490.
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Race / Ethnicity
Pike County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Pike County population: 96.01% are White, 0.74% are Black or African American, 0.31% are Asian, 1.87% are some other race and 1.08% are multiracial.
- Pike County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 228 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,992 (98.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Pike County is White with a population of 11,732 (96.01% of the total population).
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Year by year
Pike County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 12,826 in the year 2002
- From 2000 to 2010, Pike County's population decreased by 66 (0.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Pike County's population decreased by 469 (3.69%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Pike County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 12,168.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)