Population 245 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Pike Road
Household size in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.89 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.80 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.54 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.38 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.51 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Pike Road are small: just 2.38 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.89, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.8 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.0 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.7 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.9 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Pike Road skews a little older than the country: its median age is 41.7, against 40.1 nationally. That is in line with the rest of North Carolina.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.4% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in eight households in Pike Road (12.1%), close to the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Pike Road
Renters in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.3% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 32.2% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.0% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.1% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Pike Road is largely a place of homeowners: only 16.1% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 59.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.9% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 31.4% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +5.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 31.4% of the housing in Pike Road, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1982 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | −1 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Pike Road was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in North Carolina as a whole, where the median home dates to 1990.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $712 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $953 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $717 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $838 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$126 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Pike Road runs $838 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Pike Road
Bachelor's degrees in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 4.4% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.7% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.3% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.8 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Pike Road: 14.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.0% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 78.6% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 90.4% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 88.9% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.0 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Pike Road have finished high school as nationally: 88.9%, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Pike Road
| Period | Pike Road | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.5% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.2% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.8% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −9.5 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Pike Road out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Pike Road compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Road | 2.38 | 41.7 | 12.1% | 16.1% | 31.4% | 1982 | $838 | 14.3% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Pungo | 2.34 | 37.4 | 12.5% | 29.7% | 33.3% | 1979 | $1,084 | 15.7% | 85.3% | 0.1% |
| Wenona | 2.51 | 45.3 | 8.7% | 18.4% | 17.4% | 1978 | $685 | 17.2% | 91.7% | 1.0% |
| Pantego | 3.03 | 37.0 | 7.2% | 23.1% | 29.7% | 1982 | $957 | 20.8% | 90.8% | 2.0% |
| Ponzer | 2.01 | 36.8 | 10.1% | 49.5% | 22.8% | 1983 | $1,180 | 13.6% | 77.6% | 0.0% |
| Terra Ceia | 2.56 | 41.0 | 13.9% | 10.0% | 39.5% | 1972 | $1,114 | 17.1% | 91.2% | 0.6% |
| Leechville | 2.38 | 50.3 | 11.4% | 47.0% | 18.4% | 1991 | $625 | 17.1% | 82.9% | 1.8% |
| Belhaven | 2.16 | 48.1 | 15.0% | 38.2% | 26.6% | 1970 | $1,118 | 16.2% | 85.5% | 11.5% |
| Yeatesville | 2.49 | 43.6 | 5.9% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 1960 | $1,503 | 20.6% | 84.4% | 2.9% |
| Jamesville | 2.52 | 40.4 | 10.7% | 26.2% | 9.5% | 1984 | $761 | 20.6% | 90.5% | 5.6% |
| Pinetown | 2.59 | 41.7 | 7.3% | 15.0% | 14.9% | 1978 | $1,153 | 15.3% | 92.6% | 0.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Pike Road. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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