Jury Pool Profile
Pike County, Indiana
- County seat
- Petersburg
- Judicial district
- Pike Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,003
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,154.
At a glance
Pike County is a 12,003-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,458, $7,500 above the IN state median of $71,958; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.5% of covered employment, average pay $44,206/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,154
- Median household income
- $71,334
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Pike County has a population of 12,154, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.6%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 1.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,458; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 687 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 609, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pike County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.7% in 2024, 75.4% in 2020, 73.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (714 individuals).