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Population (year 2000): 1,907. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,973 (+3.5% change)
Males: 829 (43.5%), Females: 1,078 (56.5%)
Pike County
Zip code:
45661
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $21,290 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,700 (year 2000)
Races in Piketon:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Black (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (18.4%), German
(10.3%), Irish (6.7%), English (6.0%), Dutch (1.3%).
Elevation: 578 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Piketon
- High school or higher: 67.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Piketon village
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 14.7%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +195 (+11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Piketon:
- PIKE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WAVERLY, OH)
- ADENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
CHILLICOTHE, OH)
- SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Piketon:
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 58 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
- AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 59 miles; WILMINGTON, OH;
ID: ILN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Piketon:
- PIKE COUNTY (about 10 miles; WAVERLY, OH; ID: EOP)
- GREATER PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL (about 21 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; ID: PMH)
- ROSS COUNTY (about 26 miles; CHILLICOTHE, OH; ID:
RZT)
College/University in Piketon:
- PIKE COUNTY JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
(Full-time enrollment: 50; Location: 175 BEAVER CREEK
RD; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Piketon:
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
FT enrollment: 12,361)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT
enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 62 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
- COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 10,583)
- FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; COLUMBUS, OH;
FT enrollment: 3,048)
Public high schools in Piketon:
- PIKETON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 750;
Location: 1414 PIKETON RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
- VERN RIFFE CAREER TECHNOLOGY C (Location: PO
BOX 577; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Piketon:
- MIRACLE CITY ACADEMY (Students: 57; Location:
204 COMMERCIAL BLVD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Piketon:
- ZAHNS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 541; Location:
251 S WEST ST; Grades: 03 - 06)
- PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 532;
Location: 12599 STATE ROUTE 124; Grades: PK - 06)
- JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 388;
Location: 2379 SCHUSTER RD; Grades: PK - 02)
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