Piqua is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 20,442 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Piqua is the 85th largest community in Ohio. Piqua has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.62 minutes getting to work every day.
The rate of college-level education in Piqua is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.88% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Piqua in 2018 was $26,540, which is middle income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,160 for a family of four. However, Piqua contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Piqua home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Piqua residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Piqua include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and French.
The most common language spoken in Piqua is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.