County population in 2016: 15,991 (28% urban, 72% rural); it was 17,384 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,853 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,255 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,311 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,531 (it was 1,565 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
33%
Land area: 830 sq. mi.
Water area: 18.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Pike County: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (28.7%), Educational, health and social services (12.2%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.2%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $41,353 ($31,127 in 1999)
This county:
$41,353
Illinois:
$60,960
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $378 (lower quartile is $262, upper quartile is $470)
This county:
$378
State:
$832
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $79,807 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
Pike:
$79,807
Illinois:
$186,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,064 - $134,642 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $789 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $368
Institutionalized population: 610
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,341 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,293 (1.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 13.4%
Pike County:
13.4%
Illinois:
13.0%
(14.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.1% for Black residents, 3.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 26.8% for American Indian residents, 7.9% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.1 years old
(Males: 41.7 years old, Females: 45.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.9 years old, Black residents: 34.6 years old, American Indian residents: 26.8 years old, Asian residents: 43.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.2 years old, Other race residents: 9.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pike County is $390 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.
Current college students: 473 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 103 (64.9% naturalized citizens)
Pike County:
0.6%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 0
2000 to 2009: 37
1990 to 1999: 10
1980 to 1989: 16
1970 to 1979: 21
Before 1970: 70
Note: State values scaled to Pike County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,707
One, attached: 30
Two: 246
3 or 4: 185
5 to 9: 43
10 to 19: 13
20 to 49: 35
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 688
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Pike County with a mortgage: 2,513 (42 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,648
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
64.0% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Pike County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
4,383
34
Mainline Protestant
1,778
16
Catholic
364
1
Other
222
2
None
9,683
-
Pike County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Pike County:
3.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Pike County:
6.60 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
This county:
9.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Pike County:
9.1%
Illinois:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Pike County:
27.0%
State:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
7.6%
State:
14.5%
Agriculture in Pike County:
Average size of farms: 409 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $95,924 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $253.36 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.25% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $83,258 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 63.64% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.78% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $84,037 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.05% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.58 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.57% Corn for grain: 149532 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 6721 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 102273 harvested acres Vegetables: 147 harvested acres Land in orchards: 393 acres
Earthquake activity:
Pike County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 180.6 miles away from Pike County center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 170.3 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 185.4 miles away from the county center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 202.3 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 219.8 miles away from Pike County center On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 181.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 19, 2010 to August 07, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1935: August 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1935, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2008 to July 22, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1771: June 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1771, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3269: December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: 3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2003 to May 11, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1469: May 15, 2003, FEMA Id: 1469, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Illinois Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 2001 to May 29, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1368: May 09, 2001, FEMA Id: 1368, Natural disaster type: Flood
Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Pike County (20) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 14, Tornadoes: 4, Snows: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (24%)
Philippines (16%)
Mexico (16%)
France (12%)
Germany (11%)
Nepal (9%)
Guatemala (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pike County (%):
American (24%)
German (19%)
English (11%)
Irish (7%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (1%)
European (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,529 (82.9%)
Carpooled: 295 (5.4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 74 (1.4%)
Bicycle: 1 (0.0%)
Walked: 193 (3.5%)
Worked at home: 360 (6.6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Pike County, Illinois in 2000:
390 people in state prisons
260 people in nursing homes
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Pike County, Illinois in 2010:
384 people in state prisons
186 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
40 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
17 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $44,200.
3.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($28,172 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.75%
Illinois average:
4.45%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.06% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($17,969 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($10,207 average AGI)
Pike County:
1.68%
Illinois average:
1.87%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
4.17% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,335 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.17%
Illinois average:
4.96%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.19% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($18,114 average AGI)
1.99% relocated to other states ($13,220 average AGI)
Pike County:
1.99%
Illinois average:
2.36%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Births per 1000 population in Pike County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population in Pike County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pike County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 14.8% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pike County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pike County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,525 (3,037 aged, 488 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 298 (8%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pike County, Illinois in 1999 - 2014:
Unspecified dementia (337)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (211)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (113)
Pneumonia, unspecified (86)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (77)
Congestive heart failure (75)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (62)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.85 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,168 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 146 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,103
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,000 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,386 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 47
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Household type by relationship:
Households: 15,991
In family households: 12,796 (2,236 male householders, 2,043 female householders)
3,423 spouses, 4,140 children (3,908 natural, 56 adopted, 176 stepchildren), 350 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 105 other relatives, 341 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,652 (1,046 male householders (917 living alone)), 1,315 female householders (1,204 living alone)), 290 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 543
Size of family households: 2,338 2-persons, 827 3-persons, 666 4-persons, 302 5-persons, 117 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.
2,380 married couples with children.
788 single-parent households (265 men, 523 women).
98.4% of residents of Pike speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (30% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $105,492,000 ($6,174 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,305,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,879,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,013,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,915,000 Federal grants: $15,163,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,522,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,000,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $829,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,863,000 Federal Government insurance: $52,495,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 980
Here:
57 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,125
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
43 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +33
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+26 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -142
Here:
-8 per 1000 residents
State:
-31 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Pike County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.90 millions of gallons per day (72% from ground, 28% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 72
2010 to 2013: 107
2000 to 2009: 583
1990 to 1999: 592
1980 to 1989: 401
1970 to 1979: 1,187
1960 to 1969: 841
1950 to 1959: 926
1940 to 1949: 719
1939 or earlier: 2,517
Note: State values scaled to Pike population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pike County, Illinois
Note: State values scaled to Pike County population
no vehicle: 150
1 vehicle: 1,253
2 vehicles: 2,172
3 vehicles: 1,061
4 vehicles: 384
5+ vehicles: 107
no vehicle: 227
1 vehicle: 728
2 vehicles: 355
3 vehicles: 174
4 vehicles: 28
5+ vehicles: 0
87% of Pike County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.
Pike County:
86.9%
State average:
86.9%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,073
Other state: 3,791
Northeast: 171
Midwest: 2,761
South: 513
West: 336
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Pike County
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