Pikeville is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,880 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pikeville is the 227th largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Pikeville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 55.74% of the Pikeville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Pikeville is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pikeville who work in farm management occupations (41.85%), maintenance occupations (7.21%), and community and social services (6.68%). In addition, many people in Pikeville have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Being a small city, Pikeville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Pikeville has a very low overall level of education: only 8.84% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Pikeville in 2022 was $19,795, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,180 for a family of four. However, Pikeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pikeville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.80% of its population below the federal poverty line.Pikeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pikeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pikeville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pikeville include Irish, German, English, Hungarian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pikeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
