Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Pike County

State:

Ohio

FIPS Code:

39131

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

179,221

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.31

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

High Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Employment, Low Education

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,114

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

22,802

19.3%

13.3%

6.0%

1990:

24,249

6.3%

1.2%

5.2%

2000:

27,695

14.2%

10.6%

3.6%

2005:

28,146

1.6%

0.3%

1.3%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

26,666

96.3%

0-to-19:

8,319

30.0%

Black:

240

0.9%

20-to-39:

7,538

27.2%

Hispanic:

155

0.6%

40-to-59:

6,889

24.9%

American Indian:

196

0.7%

60-plus:

4,949

17.9%

Other:

438

1.6%

Median Age:

35.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

62.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

70.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.7%

Median Family Income:

$35,934

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.1%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home