Because there are quite a few people attending college in Pikeville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Pikeville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Pikeville. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Pikeville.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.64 minutes getting to work every day.
The education level of Pikeville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Pikeville, 40.36% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Pikeville in 2022 was $33,301, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,204 for a family of four. However, Pikeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Pikeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pikeville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pikeville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pikeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Chinese.
