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Piketon is a village in Pike County, Ohio, along the Scioto River. The population was 1,907 at the 2000 census. Originally called Jefferson, it was the county seat of Pike County from 1815-1845, when it was decided by James Emmitt, a wealthy local entrepreneur, to move the county seat to Waverly due to its closer proximity to the then new Ohio & Erie Canal. It is not a large town, but a village. It is the location of the Pike County Fairgrounds, and is served by the Scioto Valley School District. Piketon is served by the Western and Piketon branches of the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library.

The initial operation of the lead cascade of The American Centrifuge Demonstration Facility in Piketon, Ohio in 2005 comprised the first publicly visible component of next-generation uranium enrichment technology in the United States that employs a gas centrifuge process rather than gaseous diffusion to produce enriched uranium. Piketon is expected to exhibit a growth economy during the early 21st Century with the establishment of a USEC commercial uranium enrichment plant by 2010.

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Among the most common occupations in Piketon are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 25%. Service occupations, 21%. and Sales and office occupations, 18%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Piketon, Ohio work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Piketon Jobs are for director of nursing jobs, manager trainee jobs, nursing assistant job jobs, physical therapist jobs, general teacher jobs and speech therapy jobs.

The leading industries in Piketon, Ohio are Educational, health and social services, 22%; Manufacturing, 21%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Piketon job listings indicate that the following industries in Piketon are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Commercial Banking and Convenience Stores.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Piketon, Ohio is $26,610, and the median income of households in Piketon was $21,290.

Piketon has an unemployment rate of 8.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Piketon Trends data, the number of Piketon, Ohio jobs has increased by 43% since March 2008.

Population of Piketon Total population 1,907 Male 43.47% Female 56.53% Median age 38.7     Piketon Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.1% Median cost of a home $79,700 Median mortgage payment $541 Renter-occupied homes 47.9% Vacant housing 7.0% Median monthly rent $355     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,618 Median for all female full-time $21,602     Household Income Less than $10,000 24% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 11% $35,000 to $49,999 11% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 1% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 12% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21% High school graduate 41% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 5% Bachelor's degree 5% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 55% Separated 4% Widowed 8% Divorced 15%     Race White 98% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 0%     Piketon Commute Carpool 9.0% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 20 minutes

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