Pikeville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 7,437 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Pikeville is the 56th largest community in Kentucky.

Also of interest is that Pikeville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Pikeville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.87% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Pikeville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Pikeville enrolled in college, Pikeville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Pikeville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.68 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The education level of Pikeville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Pikeville, 41.15% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Pikeville in 2022 was $31,876, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,504 for a family of four. However, Pikeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Pikeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.