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  • FIPS 13231
  • Largest town: Zebulon

Pike County, Georgia

Pike County had 20,669 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 216.1 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 159 in Georgia by population and 132nd by land area.

Population
20,669
#89 of 159 in Georgia · #1,790 in US
Area
216.1 sq mi
#132 of 159 in Georgia · #2,972 in US
Density
96 / sq mi
#61 of 159 in Georgia · #944 in US
Median household income
$80,652
#19 of 159 in Georgia · #460 in US

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

Pike County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Pike County population, land area and income

Pike County had 20,669 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 216.1 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 159 in Georgia by population and 132nd by land area. That works out to 95.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents; Pike County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $80,652 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,669

3144th1st

1790th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

216 sq mi

3144th1st

2972nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

95.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

944th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$80,652

3143rd1st

460th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

20,669

159th1st

89th of 159 (GA)

Land area

216 sq mi

159th1st

132nd of 159 (GA)

Density

95.6 / sq mi

159th1st

61st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$80,652

159th1st

19th of 159 (GA)

How Pike County's population changed since 2020

Pike County gained 1,726 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.1%. That ranks 19th of 159 in Georgia for growth. The median Georgia county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +4.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pike County recorded 815 births and 1,067 deaths, a natural change of -252. Net international migration added +20 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,022. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,022 people.

18.9k202019.5k202119.9k202220.4k202320.7k2024
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
815
Deaths
1,067
Net international migration
+20
Net domestic migration
+2,022
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+247

Where Pike County is

The Census internal point of Pike County is at 33.081100, -84.389500. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Georgia's 159 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.

Echols County: -0.6%Wilcox County: +1.3%Polk County: +3.9%Bacon County: -0.6%Webster County: -1.6%Sumter County: -1.9%Jenkins County: +2.0%Gilmer County: +6.1%Murray County: +3.3%Glascock County: +4.0%Fayette County: +4.7%Rockdale County: +4.3%Clay County: -0.5%Dodge County: -1.6%Lamar County: +11.5%Monroe County: +12.0%Jasper County: +17.4%Stephens County: +2.5%Laurens County: +1.5%Johnson County: -0.1%Heard County: +5.9%Bibb County: +0.0%Cook County: +4.3%Schley County: -0.8%Chattooga County: +1.5%Crawford County: +2.0%Dade County: -1.0%Miller County: -2.8%Turner County: +0.4%Cherokee County: +9.5%Lanier County: +5.4%Haralson County: +7.9%Morgan County: +8.6%Towns County: +5.0%Bulloch County: +6.9%Ben Hill County: -1.3%Colquitt County: +2.3%Irwin County: -5.1%Coffee County: +1.8%Gordon County: +5.3%Butts County: +6.2%Franklin County: +7.4%Tift County: +0.8%Atkinson County: +1.5%Marion County: +1.4%Clinch County: +2.2%Madison County: +8.2%Putnam County: +5.5%Greene County: +10.8%Warren County: -1.2%Newton County: +9.8%Union County: +11.3%Forsyth County: +10.7%Baldwin County: -0.3%Seminole County: +1.5%Berrien County: +2.9%Habersham County: +7.6%Burke County: -0.7%Henry County: +7.2%Charlton County: +3.9%Brantley County: +4.2%Liberty County: +5.0%Lowndes County: +3.1%Douglas County: +5.0%Telfair County: -11.7%Randolph County: -4.4%Dooly County: +0.2%Baker County: -4.1%Banks County: +12.0%Catoosa County: +1.4%Walker County: +2.4%Paulding County: +11.2%Twiggs County: -3.5%Candler County: +0.9%Fulton County: +2.0%Elbert County: +2.5%Cobb County: +2.8%Lee County: +2.6%Houston County: +6.4%DeKalb County: +0.7%Taylor County: -0.5%Richmond County: -0.1%Fannin County: +1.6%Decatur County: +0.2%Dougherty County: -3.2%Pulaski County: +3.1%Bartow County: +7.5%Screven County: +1.7%Quitman County: +4.5%Taliaferro County: +4.0%Tattnall County: -0.2%Pierce County: +4.7%Ware County: -0.0%Toombs County: +1.5%McDuffie County: +0.7%Dawson County: +24.7%Clayton County: -0.6%Appling County: +1.6%Clarke County: +1.1%Camden County: +7.6%Crisp County: -2.9%Evans County: +0.7%Upson County: +2.2%Walton County: +13.0%Hall County: +9.0%Montgomery County: -0.0%Whitfield County: +2.2%Jeff Davis County: +2.1%Lincoln County: +4.5%McIntosh County: +7.4%Meriwether County: +4.0%Muscogee County: -2.5%Oconee County: +6.5%Peach County: +4.2%Pike County: +9.1%Wilkinson County: -1.9%Bryan County: +13.5%Chatham County: +4.2%Effingham County: +12.2%Harris County: +5.8%Treutlen County: +0.4%Long County: +25.7%Wayne County: +6.6%Oglethorpe County: +8.8%Wilkes County: +0.2%Jackson County: +22.3%Calhoun County: -2.4%Emanuel County: +1.4%Gwinnett County: +4.7%Talbot County: +0.5%Lumpkin County: +7.1%Spalding County: +4.2%Bleckley County: +0.8%Washington County: -0.6%Macon County: -1.6%Thomas County: +0.6%Grady County: +0.2%Columbia County: +6.8%Pickens County: +9.7%Chattahoochee County: -9.8%Carroll County: +8.7%Coweta County: +7.8%Hancock County: -0.3%White County: +5.5%Jones County: +2.3%Floyd County: +2.8%Mitchell County: -6.2%Glynn County: +2.4%Early County: -3.3%Wheeler County: -5.0%Barrow County: +14.6%Brooks County: +0.4%Hart County: +8.4%Stewart County: -9.2%Terrell County: -4.8%Jefferson County: -4.2%Worth County: -2.3%Rabun County: +4.7%Troup County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.6%
  2. < +1.5%
  3. < +4.0%
  4. < +7.2%
  5. ≥ +7.2%
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Orange pin: Pike County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.081100, -84.389500
DMS
33°04'51.96"N 84°23'22.20"W
UTM
16N 743673.0E 3663309.0N
Geohash
djgupwjrq
Plus code
865Q3JJ6+C6

Towns in Pike County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pike County, 1,330 people together, or 6% 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 Zebulon with 1,330.

  1. 01Zebulon1,330
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pike County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Pike County. The most populous is Spalding County, GA, with 70,292 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 46.1 miles N of Pike County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Fulton, GA (population 112,003), 39.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Griffin, GA (population 23,994), 13.1 miles away.

Pike County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pike County is 13231: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 231. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $80,652.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pike County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,669. That is up 1,726 people (9.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,943.

What is the FIPS code of Pike County?

13231. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (231) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pike County?

Zebulon, with 1,330 residents inside Pike County in 2024.

Which counties border Pike County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Spalding County, GA; Upson County, GA; Meriwether County, GA; Lamar County, GA.

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.