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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.07% 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.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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Pikeville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Pikeville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.36% 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 $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.
