Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, Pikesville had a population of 34,168. The median age was 42.9 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.4 males age 18 and over. There were 14,044 households in Pikesville, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.3% were married-couple households, 15.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
population density was 2,490.8 people per square mile. There were 14,323 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.0%
White, 14.5%
African American, 0.1%
Native American, 6.0%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, and 1.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.
2000 census As of the 2000 census, there were 12,747 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were
married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.81. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $58,598, and the median income for a family was $78,002 (these figures had risen to $73,846 and $100,237 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $52,079 versus $37,179 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $41,035. About 5.0% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over. In 2000, 19.3% of Pikesville residents identified as being of
Russian heritage. Virtually all of them are
Ashkenazi Jews whose ancestors immigrated from the
Russian Empire. In 2000, 3.7% of Pikesville residents identified as being of
Ukrainian American heritage. This was the highest percentage of Ukrainian Americans of any place in Maryland. 2% of the city were descended from
Eastern European countries other than Russia and Ukraine. The majority of them are of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. 8% of Pikesville's residents were
German, 7%
Polish, 4%
Irish, 3%
English, and 2%
Italian.
Jewish community In the 19th and early 20th centuries Jewish immigrants to the Baltimore area first formed enclaves in East Baltimore not far from
Johns Hopkins Hospital in neighborhoods such as
Broadway East,
Jonestown,
Middle East and
Oliver. After
World War II, the Jewish community moved outside of Baltimore City into Pikesville, a sleepy outpost on a major road that led to Western Maryland. During the Vietnam War, and exacerbated by riots in 1968, many Jewish businesses left northwestern Baltimore following this exodus. Pikesville (and more recently its neighboring communities to the north,
Owings Mills and
Reisterstown) have been considered the center of the Baltimore area's Jewish community since the mid-1950s. Many of the region's largest and most established synagogues, Jewish schools, and
kosher dining establishments are located in or near Pikesville. ==History==