North Webster vs Pierceton

A side-by-side comparison of North Webster and Pierceton: population, income, housing, and more.

North Webster and Pierceton are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pierceton has the higher population (1,349 vs 886 in North Webster). Pierceton has the higher median household income ($66,597 vs $59,167 in North Webster). North Webster has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $110,700 in Pierceton).

Population, income & housing

	North Webster	Pierceton
Population	886	1,349
Median age	42.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$66,597
Median home value	$192,900	$110,700
Median gross rent	$980	$786
Housing units	657	653
Homeownership rate	72.6%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Webster	Pierceton
Population	1,151 → 886 (-23.0%)	880 → 1,349 (+53.3%)
Median household income	$53,485 → $59,167 (+10.6%)	$41,667 → $66,597 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$118,900 → $192,900 (+62.2%)	$85,900 → $110,700 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$787 → $980 (+24.5%)	$780 → $786 (+0.8%)

North Webster

Population

1,151886

Median household income

$53,485$59,167

Median home value

$118,900$192,900

Median gross rent

$787$980

Pierceton

Population

8801,349

Median household income

$41,667$66,597

Median home value

$85,900$110,700

Median gross rent

$780$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Webster	Pierceton
Under 5	8.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.3%	22.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	11.5%
25 to 34	14.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	18.1%	8.8%
75 and over	11.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Webster	Pierceton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Webster	Pierceton
No high school diploma	3.8%	11.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Webster	Pierceton
Drove alone	84.3%	89.7%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	4.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Webster	Pierceton
1-unit, detached	77.9%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	North Webster	Pierceton
Poverty rate	8.0%	14.2%
Average household size	1.89	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1974	1943