Pike County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Pike County: 13 seats on 5 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Commission
Pike County Commission
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
How many local governments Pike County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 13 local governments in Pike County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
4
0
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
6
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Pike County
32,987people
31.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$48,677 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
23.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
28%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$157,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
8.4%U.S.: 8.4%
54.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.7% · White 54.6% · Black 37.1% · Asian 1.9% · Other or more than one race 3.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Pike County
4.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Alabama: 3.7%.
652people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
14,676people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
15,328in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.3%
652
14,676
15,328
August 2026
4.1%
627
14,645
15,272
July 2026
4.3%
657
14,469
15,126
June 2026
4.6%
696
14,596
15,292
May 2026
3.8%
581
14,515
15,096
April 2026
3.0%
458
14,789
15,247
March 2026
3.0%
463
14,778
15,241
February 2026
3.6%
551
14,970
15,521
January 2026
3.3%
511
14,925
15,436
December 2025
2.5%
384
15,246
15,630
November 2025
2.6%
407
15,250
15,657
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.3%
510
15,014
15,524
August 2025
3.4%
530
14,987
15,517
July 2025
3.7%
567
14,920
15,487
June 2025
3.5%
536
14,908
15,444
May 2025
2.7%
420
15,029
15,449
April 2025
2.8%
441
15,264
15,705
March 2025
3.5%
544
15,076
15,620
February 2025
3.6%
557
14,924
15,481
January 2025
3.7%
561
14,697
15,258
December 2024
2.9%
453
15,021
15,474
November 2024
3.4%
522
15,026
15,548
October 2024
3.4%
536
15,079
15,615
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.2%
496
15,029
15,525
2024
3.3%
510
14,847
15,357
2023
2.8%
425
14,794
15,219
2022
2.8%
422
14,644
15,066
2021
3.3%
500
14,601
15,101
2020
5.7%
843
14,030
14,873
2019
3.6%
530
14,072
14,602
2018
4.7%
678
13,819
14,497
2017
5.2%
758
13,851
14,609
2016
6.7%
949
13,307
14,256
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Alabama's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Pike County
382.6 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 348.3.
1,726.2 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 1,461.8.
4murders2025, 127 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
127
382.6
573
1,726.2
2024
126
377.7
772
2,314.1
2023
120
362.1
775
2,338.3
2022
105
317.0
578
1,745.0
2018
330
990.8
1,085
3,257.8
2016
219
663.9
1,118
3,389.2
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Troy Police Department
2025
92
433
17,752
Pike County Sheriff's Office
2025
8
51
13,424
Brundidge Police Department
2025
27
89
2,018
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Alabama · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.50 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 33,194 people.
83sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
47civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Troy Police Department
50
13
17,752
Pike County Sheriff's Office
26
31
13,424
Brundidge Police Department
7
3
2,018
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
83
2.50
47
3
2024
82
2.46
49
3
2023
81
2.44
47
3
2022
80
2.42
34
3
2021
70
2.08
28
3
2020
91
2.74
40
3
2019
90
2.70
42
3
2017
83
2.49
40
3
2016
79
2.39
39
3
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Pike County Circuit Clerk?
Jamie N Scarbrough is the Circuit Clerk of Pike County, Alabama.
Who is the Pike County Judge of Probate?
Michael Bunn is the Judge of Probate of Pike County, Alabama.
Who is the Pike County Sheriff?
Russell Thomas is the Sheriff of Pike County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Pike County commissioners?
Robin Sullivan (District 2); Jimmy Barron (District 3); Chad Copeland (District 4); Cynthia S. Pearson (District 5); Russell David Johnson (District 6).
Who is on the Pike County School Board?
Earnest Green (Board of Education Member, District 1); W. Greg Price (Board of Education Member, District 2); Scott Hartley (Board of Education Member, District 3); Clint T. Foster (Board of Education Member, District 5); Amanda S. Hughes (Board of Education Member, District 6).
What is the population of Pike County?
About 32,987 people, with a median age of 31.6; the median household income is $48,677 and 23.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Pike County?
4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 652 people unemployed in a labor force of 15,328, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Pike County?
13 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 2 school district and 6 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from the Alabama Secretary of State's County Official Lookup, and for the county commission, other county officers and the county board of education, the county's or the county school system's own website (matched to the seat each person won in the SOS's results of its last general election); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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