Demographics of Pike County, Indiana

Pike County, Indiana had 12,003 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −243 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

12,003
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −243 people.; 43.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,334 ±$4,205
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, Indiana's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Indiana'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, Indiana's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Indiana'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	12,246	100.0	100.0
2021	12,170	99.4	100.2
2022	12,120	99.0	100.7
2023	12,058	98.5	101.6
2024	12,074	98.6	102.5
2025	12,003	98.0	103.1

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Population of Pike County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	12,246	−5	−8	0	+1
2021	12,170	−76	−58	0	−30
2022	12,120	−50	−71	−3	+32
2023	12,058	−62	−90	−2	+33
2024	12,074	+16	−83	−1	+101
2025	12,003	−71	−89	−3	+20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.7 ±0.7: for men 42.8 ±0.7 and for women 44.6 ±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	Indiana	United States
Under 5	656 ±36	5.4% ±0.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,019 ±214	16.6% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	870 ±134	7.2% ±1.1	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,713 ±178	22.3% ±1.5	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,282 ±232	27.0% ±1.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,614 ±229	21.5% ±1.9	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,334 ±$4,205, and income per person $35,974 ±$2,928, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana 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	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	746 ±163	14.9% ±3.2	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,049 ±174	20.9% ±3.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	896 ±177	17.8% ±3.5	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	697 ±156	13.9% ±3.1	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	970 ±182	19.3% ±3.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	390 ±118	7.8% ±2.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	273 ±109	5.4% ±2.2	8.2% ±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	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,278 ±331	10.7% ±2.8	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	467 ±165	17.6% ±6.0	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	512 ±150	8.8% ±2.6	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	299 ±88	8.5% ±2.5	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pike County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pike County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	5,589 ±25	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.8% ±2.9	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.2% ±2.9	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.7% ±2.2	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.3% ±2.4	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,900 ±$11,310	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$739 ±$116	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±2	1976 ±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	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	138 ±67	1.1% ±0.6	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,592 ±36	95.4% ±0.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 0.9%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 207	0.2% to 1.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	253 ±98	2.1% ±0.8	3.8% ±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	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	10,164 ±272	83.6% ±2.2	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,859 ±247	15.3% ±2.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 150	0.1% to 1.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6 to 88	< 0.1% to 0.7%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6 to 88	< 0.1% to 0.7%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	3.7% ±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 Indiana

84th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Pike County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Brown County	15,777	+1.9%
Vermillion County	15,488	+0.6%
Tipton County	15,319	−0.5%
Newton County	14,188	+2.9%
Pulaski County	12,463	−0.4%
Pike County	12,003	−2.0%
Blackford County	11,730	−3.1%
Crawford County	10,509	−0.2%
Switzerland County	10,037	+3.0%
Martin County	9,856	+0.5%
Benton County	8,883	+2.0%

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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