Pike County Information
Pike in
Arkansas occupies
614 square miles and has a 2006 population of
10,859, a change from a 2000 population of
11,303 and
10,086 in 1990.
13.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.2% percent is 25-35, and
13.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
24 acts of violent crime reported in
Pike in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
280 people:
5.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.1%.
Read more about
Pike, Arkansas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Pike | |
| State | Arkansas | |
| Land Area | 614 sq. miles | Ranked 1,695 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 10,859 | Ranked 2,376 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 10,926 | |
| Population 2000 | 11,303 | Ranked 2,350 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 10,086 | Ranked 2,379 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 94.2% | |
| African American | 3.9% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | .8% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 24 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 5 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 19 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 111 | 35 |
| Burglaries | 39 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 64 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 8 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 5,344 | 5,437 |
| Unemployed Population | 280 | 223 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.2% | 4.1% |
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