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  • FIPS 18125
  • Largest town: Petersburg

Pike County, Indiana

Pike County had 12,116 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 334.4 square miles of land. It ranks 84th of 92 in Indiana by population and 74th by land area.

Population
12,116
#84 of 92 in Indiana · #2,274 in US
Area
334.4 sq mi
#74 of 92 in Indiana · #2,728 in US
Density
36 / sq mi
#86 of 92 in Indiana · #1,765 in US
Median household income
$66,716
#46 of 92 in Indiana · #1,232 in US

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

Pike County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Pike County population, land area and income

Pike County had 12,116 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 334.4 square miles of land. It ranks 84th of 92 in Indiana by population and 74th by land area. That works out to 36.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Pike County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,716 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,116

3144th1st

2274th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

334 sq mi

3144th1st

2728th of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1765th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,716

3143rd1st

1232nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

12,116

92nd1st

84th of 92 (IN)

Land area

334 sq mi

92nd1st

74th of 92 (IN)

Density

36.2 / sq mi

92nd1st

86th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$66,716

92nd1st

46th of 92 (IN)

How Pike County's population changed since 2020

Pike County lost 136 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 88th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pike County recorded 488 births and 763 deaths, a natural change of -275. Net international migration added -7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +141. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 275 people.

12.3k202012.2k202112.1k202212.1k202312.1k2024
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
488
Deaths
763
Net international migration
-7
Net domestic migration
+141
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+27

Where Pike County is

The Census internal point of Pike County is at 38.398000, -87.232500. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 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.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Pike County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.398000, -87.232500
DMS
38°23'52.80"N 87°13'57.00"W
UTM
16N 479697.9E 4250001.0N
Geohash
dncfqyphx
Plus code
86CJ9QX8+6X

Towns in Pike County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pike County, 2,269 people together, or 19% 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 Petersburg with 2,269.

  1. 01Petersburg2,269
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pike County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Pike County. The most populous is Warrick County, IN, with 66,339 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 110.9 miles NNE of Pike County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Evansville, IN (population 115,395), 32.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jasper, IN (population 16,967), 15.8 miles away.

Pike County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pike County is 18125: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 125. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,716.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pike County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,116. That is down 136 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,252.

What is the FIPS code of Pike County?

18125. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (125) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pike County?

Petersburg, with 2,269 residents inside Pike County in 2024.

Which counties border Pike County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Warrick County, IN; Dubois County, IN; Knox County, IN; Daviess County, IN; Gibson County, IN.

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)

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