Demographics of Pike County, Ohio

Pike County, Ohio had 27,061 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3 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

27,061
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; > −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −3 people.; 41.7 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,736 ±$4,871
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, Ohio's population shrank < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Ohio'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, Ohio's population shrank < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pike County, Ohio'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	27,064	100.0	100.0
2021	27,070	100.0	100.2
2022	26,925	99.5	100.7
2023	26,934	99.5	101.6
2024	27,076	100.0	102.5
2025	27,061	100.0	103.1

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Population of Pike County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	27,064	−18	−19	0	−4
2021	27,070	+6	−93	0	+75
2022	26,925	−145	−185	0	+52
2023	26,934	+9	−105	+3	+117
2024	27,076	+142	−50	+6	+184
2025	27,061	−15	−52	+4	+30

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±0.8: for men 40.1 ±1.7 and for women 42.8 ±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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,673 ±109	6.2% ±0.4	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,671 ±374	17.3% ±1.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,044 ±202	7.6% ±0.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,404 ±391	23.7% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,097 ±399	26.2% ±1.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,155 ±456	19.1% ±1.7	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,736 ±$4,871, and income per person $32,737 ±$4,285, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,746 ±413	25.3% ±3.7	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,452 ±415	22.6% ±3.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,584 ±312	14.6% ±2.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,214 ±320	11.2% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,660 ±293	15.3% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	698 ±193	6.4% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	512 ±144	4.7% ±1.3	9.1% ±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	Ohio	United States
All ages	5,694 ±913	21.3% ±3.4	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,486 ±328	24.0% ±4.9	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,734 ±457	20.4% ±3.2	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,474 ±341	20.8% ±4.6	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pike County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pike County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	12,107 ±28	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±2.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±2.3	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.5% ±3.1	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.5% ±3.3	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,800 ±$5,667	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$907 ±$73	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8 to 292	< 0.1% to 1.1%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,534 ±48	94.4% ±0.2	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	97 to 423	0.4% to 1.6%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	117 ±26	0.4% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 333	0% to 1.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	802 ±230	3.0% ±0.9	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	23,090 ±454	85.4% ±1.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,672 ±471	13.6% ±1.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	62 to 244	0.2% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	129 ±46	0.5% ±0.2	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 106	< 0.1% to 0.4%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72 ±19	0.3% ±0.1	2.5% ±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 Ohio

79th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Pike County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Van Wert County	29,013	+0.3%
Fayette County	28,552	−1.4%
Adams County	27,865	+1.5%
Henry County	27,598	−0.2%
Hocking County	27,512	−1.9%
Pike County	27,061	> −0.1%
Carroll County	26,475	−1.1%
Meigs County	21,587	−2.6%
Wyandot County	21,567	−1.4%
Paulding County	18,727	−0.4%
Noble County	14,276	+1.3%

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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