Demographics of Pike County, Arkansas

Pike County, Arkansas had 9,964 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −194 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

9,964
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −194 people.; 41.2 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,269 ±$7,508
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, Arkansas's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Arkansas'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, Arkansas's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Arkansas'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	10,158	100.0	100.0
2021	10,106	99.5	100.2
2022	10,128	99.7	100.7
2023	10,187	100.3	101.6
2024	10,055	99.0	102.5
2025	9,964	98.1	103.1

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Population of Pike County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	10,158	−7	−4	0	−4
2021	10,106	−52	−45	0	−11
2022	10,128	+22	−82	+5	+106
2023	10,187	+59	−50	+3	+104
2024	10,055	−132	−69	+31	−93
2025	9,964	−91	−69	+10	−32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±1.4: for men 41.2 ±1.2 and for women 41.5 ±3.1. 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	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	532 ±54	5.3% ±0.5	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,721 ±152	17.0% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	814 ±164	8.0% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,317 ±205	22.9% ±2.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,608 ±174	25.8% ±1.7	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,123 ±184	21.0% ±1.8	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,269 ±$7,508, and income per person $30,240 ±$3,935, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas 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	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,098 ±190	26.9% ±4.5	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	962 ±179	23.6% ±4.2	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	610 ±140	14.9% ±3.4	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	541 ±149	13.3% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	500 ±114	12.2% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	212 ±90	5.2% ±2.2	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	75 to 243	1.8% to 5.9%	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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	Arkansas	United States
All ages	2,035 ±349	20.7% ±3.5	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	556 ±152	24.9% ±6.2	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	848 ±195	17.6% ±3.9	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	631 ±120	22.6% ±4.0	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pike County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pike County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	5,324 ±24	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.7% ±3.5	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.3% ±3.5	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.0% ±3.2	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.0% ±3.6	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$121,600 ±$10,067	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$686 ±$64	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	1987 ±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	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	807 ±0	8.0% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,433 ±91	83.4% ±0.9	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	331 ±88	3.3% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	22 to 76	0.2% to 0.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 28	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	475 ±128	4.7% ±1.3	6.3% ±0.2	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	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	6,643 ±282	65.7% ±2.8	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,014 ±271	29.8% ±2.7	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 64	0.1% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	422 ±87	4.2% ±0.9	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25 to 147	0.2% to 1.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	336 ±77	3.3% ±0.8	3.6% ±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 Arkansas

61st of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Pike County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Howard County	12,306	−3.6%
Little River County	11,763	−1.8%
Perry County	10,309	+3.1%
Desha County	9,984	−11.8%
Scott County	9,965	+1.4%
Pike County	9,964	−1.9%
Bradley County	9,828	−6.4%
Chicot County	9,107	−10.3%
Montgomery County	8,579	+1.1%
Lee County	8,029	−6.4%
Nevada County	7,942	−4.1%

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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