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  • FIPS 01109
  • Largest town: Troy

Pike County, Alabama

Pike County had 33,124 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 672.1 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 67 in Alabama by population and 34th by land area.

Population
33,124
#36 of 67 in Alabama · #1,365 in US
Area
672.1 sq mi
#34 of 67 in Alabama · #1,403 in US
Density
49 / sq mi
#33 of 67 in Alabama · #1,486 in US
Median household income
$50,675
#42 of 67 in Alabama · #2,675 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Pike County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Pike County population, land area and income

Pike County had 33,124 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 672.1 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 67 in Alabama by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 49.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, about the same as Pike County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,675 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,124

3144th1st

1365th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

672 sq mi

3144th1st

1403rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

49.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1486th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,675

3143rd1st

2675th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

33,124

67th1st

36th of 67 (AL)

Land area

672 sq mi

67th1st

34th of 67 (AL)

Density

49.3 / sq mi

67th1st

33rd of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$50,675

67th1st

42nd of 67 (AL)

How Pike County's population changed since 2020

Pike County gained 220 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 30th of 67 in Alabama for growth. The median Alabama county changed by +0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pike County recorded 1,533 births and 1,754 deaths, a natural change of -221. Net international migration added +344 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -10. The largest single component was international migration, which added 344 people.

32.9k202032.7k202133.0k202233.2k202333.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,533
Deaths
1,754
Net international migration
+344
Net domestic migration
-10
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-39

Where Pike County is

The Census internal point of Pike County is at 31.798700, -85.941600. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Alabama's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Pike County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Clay County: +0.2%Baldwin County: +12.2%Coffee County: +5.2%Fayette County: -2.9%Chilton County: +4.9%Perry County: -8.7%Lamar County: -2.9%Morgan County: +2.2%Bibb County: +0.4%Butler County: -4.1%Barbour County: -2.5%Franklin County: -0.6%Chambers County: -2.2%Macon County: -6.7%Marshall County: +4.6%DeKalb County: +2.0%Russell County: -0.7%Geneva County: +2.1%Houston County: +1.9%Greene County: -7.5%Talladega County: -0.1%Monroe County: -3.3%Mobile County: -0.5%Covington County: +0.6%Cullman County: +5.1%Lauderdale County: +3.7%Shelby County: +5.4%Clarke County: -3.7%Lowndes County: -7.8%St. Clair County: +5.7%Choctaw County: -4.5%Blount County: +1.8%Dallas County: -6.9%Conecuh County: -3.8%Elmore County: +3.6%Autauga County: +4.3%Henry County: +5.6%Montgomery County: -1.1%Jefferson County: -1.5%Hale County: +2.3%Jackson County: +2.4%Madison County: +8.4%Washington County: -2.0%Bullock County: -3.2%Pike County: +0.7%Crenshaw County: -0.4%Dale County: +1.6%Lee County: +7.4%Cleburne County: +5.6%Tallapoosa County: -1.4%Lawrence County: +1.5%Pickens County: -2.4%Colbert County: +2.6%Winston County: +1.6%Marion County: +0.5%Calhoun County: +0.2%Etowah County: -0.2%Randolph County: +4.4%Wilcox County: -6.3%Tuscaloosa County: +3.7%Sumter County: -4.8%Walker County: +0.2%Cherokee County: +4.6%Escambia County: -0.2%Limestone County: +14.1%Coosa County: -0.5%Marengo County: -3.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.2%
  2. < -0.5%
  3. < +1.6%
  4. < +4.3%
  5. ≥ +4.3%
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Orange pin: Pike County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.798700, -85.941600
DMS
31°47'55.32"N 85°56'29.76"W
UTM
16N 600191.9E 3518611.1N
Geohash
djduukg0z
Plus code
863PQ3X5+F9

Towns in Pike County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pike County, 19,762 people together, or 60% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pike County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Troy with 17,734.

  1. 01Troy17,734
  2. 02Brundidge2,028
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pike County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pike County. The most populous is Montgomery County, AL, with 225,894 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 45.1 miles NNW of Pike County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 42.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Troy, AL (population 17,734), 1.5 miles away.

Pike County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pike County is 01109: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 109. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,675.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pike County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,124. That is up 220 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 32,904.

What is the FIPS code of Pike County?

01109. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (109) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pike County?

Troy, with 17,734 residents inside Pike County in 2024.

Which counties border Pike County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, AL; Coffee County, AL; Dale County, AL; Barbour County, AL; Crenshaw County, AL; Bullock County, AL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.