Demographics of Pike County, Mississippi

Pike County, Mississippi had 38,712 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,482 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

38,712
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −1,482 people.; 37.9 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $43,814 ±$1,941
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, Mississippi's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Mississippi'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, Mississippi's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Mississippi'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	40,194	100.0	100.0
2021	39,979	99.5	100.2
2022	39,599	98.5	100.7
2023	39,288	97.7	101.6
2024	38,999	97.0	102.5
2025	38,712	96.3	103.1

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Population of Pike County, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	40,194	−130	−59	0	−76
2021	39,979	−215	−92	+1	−144
2022	39,599	−380	−191	+11	−185
2023	39,288	−311	−84	+22	−244
2024	38,999	−289	−120	+27	−194
2025	38,712	−287	−130	0	−157

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±0.9: for men 35.6 ±0.6 and for women 39.8 ±1.2. 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	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	2,507 ±51	6.3% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,593 ±543	19.2% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,822 ±482	9.7% ±1.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,165 ±529	23.1% ±1.3	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,415 ±496	23.8% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,100 ±518	17.9% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $43,814 ±$1,941, and income per person $24,223 ±$1,885, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi 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	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	4,792 ±553	31.9% ±3.5	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,821 ±598	25.5% ±3.9	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,557 ±493	17.0% ±3.2	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,593 ±369	10.6% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,372 ±291	9.1% ±1.9	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	424 ±148	2.8% ±1.0	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	448 ±169	3.0% ±1.1	5.8% ±0.2	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	Mississippi	United States
All ages	10,402 ±1,419	27.1% ±3.7	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,875 ±706	38.9% ±5.9	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,382 ±727	22.9% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,145 ±341	23.2% ±3.4	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pike County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pike County	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	19,200 ±38	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.2% ±2.9	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.8% ±2.9	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±1.8	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±3.3	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,800 ±$9,344	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$919 ±$72	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	667 ±0	1.7% ±<0.1	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,394 ±96	41.4% ±0.2	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,220 ±357	53.6% ±0.9	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	187 ±72	0.5% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	130 ±47	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	984 ±369	2.5% ±0.9	3.0% ±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	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	29,350 ±711	74.1% ±1.8	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,854 ±716	24.9% ±1.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	51 to 283	0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	231 ±99	0.6% ±0.2	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23 to 127	0.1% to 0.3%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	62 to 250	0.2% to 0.6%	1.4% ±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 Mississippi

19th of 82 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Counties of Mississippi near Pike County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lowndes County	57,346	−2.4%
Oktibbeha County	51,896	+0.4%
Hancock County	46,873	+1.6%
Warren County	41,759	−6.3%
Washington County	40,446	−9.4%
Pike County	38,712	−3.7%
Lincoln County	35,012	+0.5%
Marshall County	34,654	+2.6%
Alcorn County	34,569	−0.5%
Monroe County	33,318	−2.4%
Panola County	32,691	−1.5%

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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