Pierceton vs Syracuse

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

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

Syracuse has the higher population (3,232 vs 1,349 in Pierceton). Pierceton has the higher median household income ($66,597 vs $63,894 in Syracuse). Syracuse has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $110,700 in Pierceton).

Population, income & housing

	Pierceton	Syracuse
Population	1,349	3,232
Median age	34.6 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,597	$63,894
Median home value	$110,700	$173,800
Median gross rent	$786	$1,046
Housing units	653	1,903
Homeownership rate	70.5%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pierceton	Syracuse
Population	880 → 1,349 (+53.3%)	2,881 → 3,232 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$41,667 → $66,597 (+59.8%)	$50,335 → $63,894 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$85,900 → $110,700 (+28.9%)	$127,400 → $173,800 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $786 (+0.8%)	$824 → $1,046 (+26.9%)

Pierceton

Population

8801,349

Median household income

$41,667$66,597

Median home value

$85,900$110,700

Median gross rent

$780$786

Syracuse

Population

2,8813,232

Median household income

$50,335$63,894

Median home value

$127,400$173,800

Median gross rent

$824$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pierceton	Syracuse
Under 5	3.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	22.5%	12.7%
18 to 24	11.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	20.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.7%
75 and over	7.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pierceton	Syracuse
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pierceton	Syracuse
No high school diploma	11.0%	12.7%
High school graduate	44.9%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pierceton	Syracuse
Drove alone	89.7%	70.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pierceton	Syracuse
1-unit, detached	83.9%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Pierceton	Syracuse
Poverty rate	14.2%	5.4%
Average household size	2.24	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1943	1964