Pikeville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 7,366 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Pikeville is the 56th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Pikeville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pikeville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pikeville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pikeville who work in teaching (13.45%), healthcare (12.88%), and office and administrative support (9.99%). Also of interest is that Pikeville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Pikeville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Pikeville attending college, and as a result Pikeville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. 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 14.68 minutes getting to work every day.The citizens of Pikeville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.15% of adults in Pikeville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pikeville in 2022 was $31,876, 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 $127,504 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 Polish.
