City profile · Tennessee · Census ACS 2023

Pikeville, TN

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Pikeville - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

2,653
Residents
$32,917
Median income
$155,500
Median home
$975
Median rent (state)

Pikeville - the verdict

Pikeville ranks in the 3rd percentile for household income and the 43rd percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

3rd
percentile, household income
29th
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
43rd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Pikeville, TN

Tennessee's Pikeville is a small town, with 2,653 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Pikeville brings in $32,917 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 31.6%. Home values in Pikeville run a median of $155,500, and the median resident age is 30.0 years. About 8.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 54.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 0 residential units were authorized in 2024 (No Permits). Pikeville reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1579.8 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA puts Pikeville's yearly average temperature at 59.3°F with 56.2 inches of precipitation per year and 4.3 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Tennessee run below the national norm: the state registers 91.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $975 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Tennessee run around $218, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in Pikeville report an average commute of 19.0 minutes, with 77.5% driving alone and 2.5% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 24.1 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).

Population

2,653 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Tennessee

Median Household Income

$32,917 /yr

Poverty 31.6%

Cost of Living Index (state)

91.9 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Tennessee average

How does Pikeville compare to other US cities?

Pikeville measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 3% higher than other cities
Home value 29% pricier than other cities
Median rent 18% pricier than other cities
Safety 43% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Tennessee, Pikeville ranks #92 of 174 Tennessee cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Pikeville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Tennessee only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Tennessee-relative analysis

Poverty Rate is Pikeville's strongest outlier among Tennessee cities

Among the 482 Tennessee cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Pikeville ranks #26 - the 94th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Pikeville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#438 of 458
4th percentile in Tennessee
Median Gross Rent
#283 of 482
41st percentile in Tennessee
Median Home Value
#289 of 455
36th percentile in Tennessee
Poverty Rate
#26 of 482
94th percentile in Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#403 of 482
16th percentile in Tennessee

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Tennessee only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

3rdIncome percentile
43rdSafety percentile

3rd percentile nationally for median household income · 43rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Pikeville's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Pikeville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 41 Avg. percentile National median
Pikeville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Pikeville's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$155,500 Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Pikeville $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Pikeville, TN Pikeville, TN's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Pikeville, TN-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Pikeville, TN median $32,917/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Pikeville, TN's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Pikeville, TN. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 8.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 31.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 54.4%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
2,653
Median Income
$32,917
Median Home Value
$155,500
Median Age
30.0
Poverty Rate
31.6%
Labor force participation
54.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
8.8%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
1579.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
105.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1474.5
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
59.3°F
Annual Precipitation
56.2"
Annual Snowfall
4.3"

Schools

Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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1,750 residents1,800 residents1,850 residents1,900 residents 202020212022202320242025 1,809 residents 1,872 residents ▲ +3.5%
Pikeville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
19.0 minutes
Drive Alone
77.5%
Carpool
13.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
6.1%
Work from Home
2.5%

Based on 1,120 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Tennessee - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$120
avg/month
Natural Gas
$58
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$40
avg/month
Total Utilities
$218
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Tennessee state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Tennessee state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Pikeville sits in

Cost of Living Index
91.9
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$975/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
24.1 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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Clifton
2,632 people
Hopewell
2,624 people
Adamsville
2,621 people
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2,578 people
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2,735 people
Alamo
2,565 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Pikeville's 2,653 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Rock Rapids, IA
2,653 people
Hartford, KY
2,653 people
West Wyoming, PA
2,653 people
East Bernard, TX
2,653 people
Shawneeland, VA
2,653 people
Holly Hills, CO
2,652 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Pikeville's $32,917 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Norfork, AR
$32,917 median income
Pine Prairie, LA
$32,917 median income
Stamford, NE
$32,917 median income
Bokoshe, OK
$32,917 median income
Orbisonia, PA
$32,917 median income
Somerset, KY
$32,910 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Pikeville, TN Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Pikeville, TN - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 60.6% 19.1% 18.2% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.5% White 60.6% Black or African American 19.1% Asian 0.0% American Indian 1.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 1.1% Two or more races 18.2% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Pikeville compares to nearby Tennessee cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Pikeville (this city) 2,653 $32,917
Clifton 2,632 $44,286
Hopewell 2,624 $85,461
Adamsville 2,621 $50,833
Census ACS 5-year FIPS TN FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Pikeville, TN?

What is the population of Pikeville, TN? +

Pikeville, TN has a population of 2,653 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Pikeville, TN? +

Median annual household income in Pikeville runs $32,917, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Pikeville? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Pikeville; the closest available measure is the Tennessee state average, a cost of living index of 91.9 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Tennessee vary by metro area.

Is Pikeville, TN safe? +

Pikeville has a total crime rate of 1579.8 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Pikeville, TN? +

Homes in Pikeville carry a median value of $155,500, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Pikeville? +

Pikeville has an average annual temperature of 59.3°F, 56.2 inches of precipitation, and 4.3 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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