People QuickFacts Pike County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 17,810 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,869 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.3% 2.4% Population, 2010 17,869 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.6% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 26.3% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 12.8% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.0% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 86.9% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 11.0% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.3% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.2% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 85.9% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 84.1% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 1.0% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 1.5% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 83.3% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 15.6% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,323 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 32.7 27.0  Housing units, 2011 6,863 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 83.3% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 3.2% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $156,500 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 6,012 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.90 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $21,922 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $56,433 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 11.6% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Pike County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 220 214,635 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 1,412 3,328,033 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -3.5% 0.4% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,289 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 1,762 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.8% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 16,741 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 33,873 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $1,970 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,432 16,976,235 Building permits, 2012 16 24,350     Geography QuickFacts Pike County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 216.09 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 82.7 168.4 FIPS Code 231 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts