Pike County Information
Pike in
Pennsylvania occupies
567 square miles and has a 2006 population of
58,195, a change from a 2000 population of
46,302 and
28,032 in 1990.
13.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.6% percent is 25-35, and
16% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
49 acts of violent crime reported in
Pike in 2004, a change from
60 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,566 people:
6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.8%.
Read more about
Pike, Pennsylvania in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Pike | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| Land Area | 567 sq. miles | Ranked 1,946 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 58,195 | Ranked 854 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 56,180 | |
| Population 2000 | 46,302 | Ranked 977 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 28,032 | Ranked 1,351 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92.8% | |
| African American | 5.2% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 49 | 60 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 14 | |
| Robberies | 10 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 22 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 721 | 896 |
| Burglaries | 319 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 352 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 50 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 26,269 | 21,183 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,566 | 808 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6% | 3.8% |
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