North Liberty Road in, 2016
Pike Township’s story
Pike Township in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2015.
Explore the history →Pike TownshipOH
A town of 1,723.
Population
1,723
2025 Census estimate · +3.8% since 2020
Median home value
$294K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
30.6
years
Jobs based here
144
A commuter town
Is Pike Township a good place to live?
The best of Pike Township’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 35% of residents are under 18 in Pike Township, above both the Ohio town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Only 137 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on cost of living. Only 94 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Pike Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pike Township stand out
Where Pike Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Pike Township for work
Where Pike Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
144jobs based in Pike Township
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Pike Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Pike Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $294K, 4 years of the Mount Vernon area’s $74K median household incomeC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 25% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →HealthKnox Community Hospital 7.1 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$69K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsBeat 68% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.8 of 20; 16.8% of households have no car; 4.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsD−Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life2.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Pike Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pike Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers86% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pike Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMount Vernon City School DistrictClear Fork Valley Local School District2 districts serve Pike Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Knox County Board of ElectionsKnox County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2020
ZIP codes44822, 43019, 43050, 4302844822 53% · 43019 29% · 43050 15% · 43028 3%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pike Township.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Pike Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Pike Township for work: only 1% work in town. Pike Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Pike Township has added 67 jobs, to 144 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Pike Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Pike Township1%
Mount Vernon28%
Columbus5%
Mansfield3%
Newark3%
14 mi
median commute distance
144
jobs based in Pike Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
More children than Ohio overall
The median age in Pike Township is 30.6 years. Pike Township has grown 3.8% since 2020, to 1,723 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
30.6median age · OH 39.7
| Pike Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30.6 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
Pike TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
21%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma19%
High school42%
Some college12%
Associate’s3%
Bachelor’s16%
Graduate8%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 35% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pike Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pike Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Low risk in Pike Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pike Township.
25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
4
paid flood claims since 1998
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthC
Residents of Pike Township are less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns
Pike Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Pike Township.
29%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Pike Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Pike Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 59.9% | 62.9% |
Knox Community Hospital
7.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Pike Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Pike Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Pike Township’s July high is 83°F.
42″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring38–60°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–63°
Oct 8
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 19,378 acres
2.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 56 attractions →Ohio State Reformatory and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pike Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
10 mi State parkMalabar Farm State Park
38 mi LandmarkHarding Tomb
39 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
30 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy Mound
36 mi MuseumFlint Ridge State MemorialSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Malabar Farm State Park: Jerward at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Harding Tomb: User:Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain · Flint Ridge State Memorial: Nyttend, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pike Township
18pages on Pike Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pike Township
Kenyon CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gambier8.7 mi$71,520 tuitionMount Vernon Nazarene UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mount Vernon9.3 mi$37,158 tuition
About 0 of every 100 Pike Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Pike Township
Township in Ohio, US
Pike Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,656 people in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 31 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,138 ft
Pike Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Pike Township.
Monroe TownshipBerlin TownshipBrown TownshipMorris TownshipWorthington TownshipPike Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | — | — | C− | — | B+ | C |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Berlin Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | C |
| Brown Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Morris Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Worthington Township | #715 | C+ | B | — | B+ | C |
Pike Township, Monroe Township, Berlin Township, Brown Township and Morris Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pike Township, Monroe Township, Berlin Township, Brown Township, Morris Township and Worthington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pike Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Pike Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pike Township, OH expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.