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Pike County, Indiana

Named for the Zebulon Pike, who discovered Pike's Peak

County Seat: Petersburg

Largest City: Petersburg (2024 population: 2,269)

Population per Square Mile: 36.25

Square Miles: 334.20

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	12,250	84	0.2%	6,484,050
Today (2024)	12,116	84	0.2%	6,924,275
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	11,779	84	0.2%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	-1.1%	80		2.0%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2023-2024	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	104	39		4,268
Net International Migration	-2	92		30,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-75	63	-0.8%	9,159

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2024	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	610	83	5.0%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,017	83	16.6%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	889	84	7.3%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	2,798	84	23.1%	25.9%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	3,159	83	26.1%	23.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	2,643	85	21.8%	17.5%
Median Age	43.2			Median Age = 38.3

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2024	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	39	89	0.3%	0.5%
Asian Alone	62	83	0.5%	3.1%
Black Alone	111	87	0.9%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	11	63	0.1%	0.1%
White	11,733	84	96.8%	83.2%
Two or More Race Groups	160	87	1.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	11,896	83	98.2%	90.9%
Hispanic	220	86	1.8%	9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2023 (Includes detail not shown below)	4,994	84	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	810	83	16.2%	18.1%
Married Without Children	1,888	83	37.8%	29.3%
Single Parents	280	87	5.6%	8.9%
Living Alone	1,440	83	28.8%	29.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2024 (estimate)	5,593	86	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2023 (includes vacant units)	5,592	86	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,268	83	76.3%	63.9%
Median Value (2023)	$128,400	79
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	726	88	13.0%	26.9%
Median Rent (2023)	$505	89

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2024/2025 Total Reported)	1,668	84	0.1%	1,132,621
Public	1,668	83	0.2%	1,033,552
Adults (25+ in 2023 ACS)	8,573	84	0.2%	4,559,304
with High School diploma or higher	90.2%	50		90.2%
with B.A. or higher degree	15.7%	70		28.8%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2023	$50,515	70	82.5%	61,243
Median Household Income in 2023	66,716	46	96.1%	$69,458
Poverty Rate in 2023	10.8%	51	88.5%	12.2%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	14.1%	45	93.4%	15.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2025	10	70	0.2%	4,863
Food Stamp Recipients in 2025	949	82	0.2%	578,293
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2024/2025	866	83	0.2%	488,145

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	134	82	0.2%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	7	78	0.2%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	161	82	0.2%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2024	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	5,458	84	0.2%	3,455,992
Employed	5,228	84	0.2%	3,310,992
Unemployed	230	85	0.2%	145,000
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.2	30	100.0%	4.2
November 2025 Unemployment Rate	3.6	11	109.1%	3.3

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2023	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	4,161	100.0%	$243,563	100.0%	$58,535
Wage and Salary	2,885	69.3%	$168,592	69.2%	$58,437
Farm Proprietors	261	6.3%	$13,674	5.6%	$52,391
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,015	24.4%	$19,006	7.8%	$18,725
Farm	296	7.1%	$15,124	6.2%	$51,095
Nonfarm	3,865	92.9%	$228,439	93.8%	$59,105
Private	3,150	75.7%	$190,211	78.1%	$60,384
Accommodation, Food Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Arts, Ent., Recreation	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Construction	139	3.3%	$5,372	2.2%	$38,647
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	39	0.9%	$0	0.0%	$0
Manufacturing	202	4.9%	$17,857	7.3%	$88,401
Professional, Tech. Serv.	127	3.1%	$5,208	2.1%	$41,008
Retail Trade	371	8.9%	$8,836	3.6%	$23,817
Trans., Warehousing	287	6.9%	$16,995	7.0%	$59,216
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	992*	23.8%*	$32,291*	13.3%*	$32,551*
Government	715	17.2%	$38,228	15.7%	$53,466

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2024	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	20	100.0%	100.0%	$4,000	$8,133,071
Single-Family	20	100.0%	75.4%	$4,000	$6,951,719
2-Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	0	$100,498
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.8%	$0	$45,624
5+ Family	0	0.0%	21.9%	$0	$1,035,231

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Pike County

Name	Population in 2024	Percent of County
Petersburg	2,269	18.7%
Spurgeon	168	1.4%
Winslow	761	6.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates