Piketon is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 2,173 people and two associated neighborhoods, Piketon is the 454th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Piketon is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Piketon is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Piketon who work in office and administrative support (17.82%), sales jobs (15.64%), and management occupations (11.41%). Piketon is a small village, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Piketon, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.60% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities. Being a small village, Piketon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Piketon are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.16% of adults in Piketon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Piketon in 2022 was $23,385, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,540 for a family of four. However, Piketon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Piketon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.12% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Piketon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Piketon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Piketon include German, Irish, English, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Piketon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Italian.
