Demographics of Pike County, Georgia

Pike County, Georgia had 20,932 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,984 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

20,932
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,984 people.; 39.9 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,719 ±$8,035
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, Georgia's population grew 10.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Georgia'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, Georgia's population grew 10.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Georgia'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	18,948	100.0	100.0
2021	19,585	103.4	100.2
2022	19,959	105.3	100.7
2023	20,478	108.1	101.6
2024	20,782	109.7	102.5
2025	20,932	110.5	103.1

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Population of Pike County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	18,948	+60	+6	0	+47
2021	19,585	+637	−28	+2	+688
2022	19,959	+374	−86	+4	+456
2023	20,478	+519	−41	+6	+544
2024	20,782	+304	−13	+16	+300
2025	20,932	+150	−13	+9	+152

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±0.7: for men 40.1 ±1.2 and for women 39.8 ±0.7. 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	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,046 ±62	5.3% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,571 ±275	17.9% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,639 ±214	8.2% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,953 ±290	24.9% ±1.5	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,545 ±264	27.9% ±1.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,149 ±295	15.8% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,719 ±$8,035, and income per person $35,851 ±$1,952, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia 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	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	929 ±191	13.8% ±2.8	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,105 ±231	16.4% ±3.4	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	942 ±224	14.0% ±3.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	955 ±174	14.2% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,305 ±203	19.4% ±3.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	765 ±167	11.4% ±2.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	720 ±170	10.7% ±2.5	11.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,796 ±406	9.3% ±2.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	320 ±138	7.2% ±3.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	788 ±216	7.4% ±2.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	688 ±171	16.1% ±3.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pike County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pike County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	7,377 ±34	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.1% ±1.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.9% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.6% ±2.8	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.4% ±2.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$305,600 ±$15,996	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$993 ±$183	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±3	1992 ±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	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	455 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,140 ±76	86.1% ±0.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,671 ±107	8.4% ±0.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	90 ±22	0.5% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	63 to 225	0.3% to 1.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	366 ±84	1.8% ±0.4	3.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	15,742 ±478	79.1% ±2.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,705 ±487	18.6% ±2.4	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	52 to 192	0.3% to 1.0%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	334 ±119	1.7% ±0.6	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	67 to 237	0.3% to 1.2%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	89 to 275	0.4% to 1.4%	5.8% ±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 Georgia

90th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Pike County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Long County	21,557	+32.6%
Meriwether County	21,516	+4.4%
Greene County	21,367	+12.3%
Banks County	21,273	+17.3%
Lamar County	20,941	+12.9%
Pike County	20,932	+10.5%
Pierce County	20,764	+5.1%
Mitchell County	20,467	−5.6%
Elbert County	20,072	+2.1%
Worth County	20,059	−3.2%
Dodge County	19,663	−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