Pike County, Pennsylvania
A county in Pennsylvania, ranked 41 of 67 by population.
CountyFIPS 42103
- Population
- 62,808
- +4,215 (+7.2%) since 2020
- Land area
- 544.9
- square miles. A further 3.9% of the total area is water
- Population density
- 115
- people per square mile, computed rather than published
- County seat
- Milford
- Seat of county government.
- Established
- 1814
- 211 years ago
- Largest city
- Matamoras borough
- Population 2,448.
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
Satellite view
Aerial imagery of Pike County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.
Where Pike County ranks
Position among the 67 counties of Pennsylvania, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.
| Measure | Value | In Pennsylvania | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 62,808 | 41st of 67 | 869th of 3,144 |
| Land area | 544.9 sq mi | 42nd of 67 | 1,913th of 3,144 |
| Population density | 115 per sq mi | 38th of 67 | 825th of 3,144 |
| Median household income | $81,323 | 12th of 67 | 528th of 3,143 |
Full data for Pike County
| Measure | Value | Source and vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62,808 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Population in 2020 | 58,593 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| 2020 estimates base? | 58,560 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Land area | 544.9 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Water area | 21.9 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Total area | 566.8 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Population density? | 115 per sq mi | Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area |
| Median household income | $81,323 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median home value | $272,600 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median age | 49.4 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Households | 24,262 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Housing units | 40,177 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
How the population changed
The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:
- Births minus deaths
- -213
- 398 births, 611 deaths
- Net migration
- +767
- More people moved in than moved out.
Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
The 5 areas bordering Pike County
Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.
| Bordering area | State | Shared border | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | Pennsylvania | 42 mi | 51,703 |
| Monroe County | Pennsylvania | 31 mi | 167,179 |
| Sullivan County | New York | 28 mi | 80,586 |
| Sussex County | New Jersey | 27 mi | 148,063 |
| Orange County | New York | 7.7 mi | 417,669 |
Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
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- Fulton County
- Greene County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Jefferson County
- Juniata County
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- Lebanon County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- McKean County
- Mercer County
- Mifflin County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
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- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Philadelphia County
- Pike County
- Potter County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Somerset County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Venango County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Westmoreland County
- Wyoming County
- York County
Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.