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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pikeville is $20,119, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Pikeville median household income is $40,577, which has grown by 8.21% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pikeville residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #387

Pikeville, NC	20,119 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pikeville, NC	24,861 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pikeville, NC	30,197 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pikeville, NC	19,000 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #338

Pikeville, NC	40,577 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pikeville, NC	47,271 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #413

Pikeville, NC	8.21%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Pikeville, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.67%	$6,240, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.86%	$18,035, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.30%	$1,400, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.28%	$20,491, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Pikeville, NC	53,603 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pikeville, NC	60,916 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Pikeville, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$39,821, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$45,833, see rank	$32,930	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Pikeville, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$30,987, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$31,250, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,313, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$40,313, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Pikeville, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	584, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	269, 46.06%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	172, 63.94%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	27, 10.04%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	145, 53.90%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	140, 96.55%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 3.45%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	97, 36.06%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	315, 53.94%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	160, 50.79%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	160, 50.79%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	153, 95.63%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 4.38%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	155, 49.21%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Pikeville, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	307, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	271, 88.27%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26, 8.47%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10, 3.26%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pikeville, NC	21.9 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Pikeville, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	293	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	140, 47.78%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	35, 25.00%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	17, 12.14%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 5.00%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33, 23.57%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 21.43%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	153, 52.22%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	46, 30.07%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	27, 17.65%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	62, 40.52%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 11.76%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Pikeville, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	293, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	54, 18.43%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	21, 7.17%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.68%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	43, 14.68%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	9, 3.07%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15, 5.12%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 5.12%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	61, 20.82%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	22, 7.51%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	24, 8.19%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 9.22%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Pikeville, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	126	18.29%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	18	9.14%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.