Holton vs Pierceville

A side-by-side comparison of Holton and Pierceville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Holton has the higher population (640 vs 108 in Pierceville). Holton has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $56,750 in Pierceville). Pierceville has the higher median home value ($178,900 vs $88,600 in Holton).

Population, income & housing

	Holton	Pierceville
Population	640	108
Median age	35.6 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$56,750
Median home value	$88,600	$178,900
Median gross rent	$1,063	—
Housing units	272	58
Homeownership rate	53.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holton	Pierceville
Population	500 → 640 (+28.0%)	130 → 108 (-16.9%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $61,250 (+19.5%)	$53,750 → $56,750 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$77,100 → $88,600 (+14.9%)	$149,400 → $178,900 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$943 → $1,063 (+12.7%)	—

Holton

Population

500640

Median household income

$51,250$61,250

Median home value

$77,100$88,600

Median gross rent

$943$1,063

Pierceville

Population

130108

Median household income

$53,750$56,750

Median home value

$149,400$178,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holton	Pierceville
Under 5	5.9%	16.7%
5 to 17	23.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	12.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	24.1%
45 to 54	22.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.3%
65 to 74	4.8%	8.3%
75 and over	2.5%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holton	Pierceville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	9.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holton	Pierceville
No high school diploma	21.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	61.1%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holton	Pierceville
Drove alone	88.6%	72.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	27.8%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holton	Pierceville
1-unit, detached	69.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Holton	Pierceville
Poverty rate	24.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.59	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	36	—
Median year structure built	1971	1972