Being a small town, Pikeville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Pikeville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.11% of adults in Pikeville have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Pikeville in 2022 was $28,298, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,192 for a family of four. However, Pikeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pikeville is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 English, European, Irish, German, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Pikeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
