Demographics of Pike County, Alabama

Pike County, Alabama had 33,688 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +782 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pike County, in four figures

33,688
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +782 people.; 31.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,677 ±$5,631
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Pike County, Alabama's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Pike County, Alabama's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	32,906	100.0	100.0
2021	32,761	99.6	100.2
2022	32,973	100.2	100.7
2023	33,192	100.9	101.6
2024	33,199	100.9	102.5
2025	33,688	102.4	103.1

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Population of Pike County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	32,906	−97	−11	+2	−83
2021	32,761	−145	−94	+26	−101
2022	32,973	+212	−109	+78	+244
2023	33,192	+219	+67	+69	+91
2024	33,199	+7	+12	+155	−162
2025	33,688	+489	+14	+93	+384

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.6 ±0.4: for men 30.2 ±0.4 and for women 34.0 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pike County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,642 ±28	5.0% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,716 ±300	14.3% ±0.9	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,256 ±727	22.0% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,520 ±306	22.8% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,713 ±339	20.4% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,140 ±316	15.6% ±1.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,677 ±$5,631, and income per person $28,534 ±$1,896, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pike County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	3,216 ±407	25.8% ±3.1	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,108 ±414	24.9% ±3.2	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,037 ±317	16.3% ±2.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,256 ±223	10.1% ±1.7	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,706 ±243	13.7% ±1.9	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	694 ±176	5.6% ±1.4	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	467 ±129	3.7% ±1.0	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pike County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	7,074 ±874	23.3% ±2.9	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,235 ±350	35.4% ±4.5	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,923 ±514	22.9% ±2.8	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	916 ±164	13.2% ±2.3	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pike County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pike County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	16,238 ±38	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.9% ±2.8	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.1% ±2.8	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.3% ±2.0	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.7% ±3.2	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,600 ±$10,549	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$856 ±$53	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pike County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	902 ±0	2.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,009 ±121	54.6% ±0.4	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,233 ±231	37.1% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	616 ±91	1.9% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	30 to 148	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 119	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,058 ±277	3.2% ±0.8	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pike County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	25,301 ±687	76.7% ±2.1	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,368 ±631	19.3% ±1.9	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	24 to 266	0.1% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,173 ±219	3.6% ±0.7	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	140 to 426	0.4% to 1.3%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	890 ±224	2.7% ±0.7	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pike County among the counties of Alabama

36th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Pike County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Covington County	37,947	+1.2%
Escambia County	36,665	−0.1%
Dallas County	35,140	−8.0%
Chambers County	34,253	−0.9%
Lawrence County	33,843	+2.3%
Pike County	33,688	+2.4%
Franklin County	32,449	+1.1%
Marion County	29,097	−0.3%
Geneva County	27,554	+3.2%
Cherokee County	26,413	+5.7%
Barbour County	24,607	−1.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026