Pikeville is a very small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,821 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. 57.96% 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 (41.83%), food service (9.57%), and maintenance occupations (9.16%). Another important characteristic of Pikeville is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. Pikeville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Pikeville has a very low overall level of education: only 9.78% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Pikeville in 2022 was $17,210, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,840 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 43.00% 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.
