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.Pikeville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.66% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pikeville is a city of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pikeville who work in teaching (14.53%), management occupations (13.11%), and healthcare (12.66%). A relatively large number of people in Pikeville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.07% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.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. 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.
