Bronson vs Pierson

A side-by-side comparison of Bronson and Pierson: population, income, housing, and more.

Bronson and Pierson are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bronson has the higher population (302 vs 291 in Pierson). Bronson has the higher median household income ($83,500 vs $56,563 in Pierson). Bronson has the higher median home value ($164,600 vs $85,300 in Pierson).

Population, income & housing

	Bronson	Pierson
Population	302	291
Median age	35.6 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,500	$56,563
Median home value	$164,600	$85,300
Median gross rent	—	$644
Housing units	118	120
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronson	Pierson
Population	234 → 302 (+29.1%)	468 → 291 (-37.8%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $83,500 (+29.3%)	$49,659 → $56,563 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $164,600 (+34.0%)	$60,000 → $85,300 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$689 → $644 (-6.5%)

Bronson

Population

234302

Median household income

$64,583$83,500

Median home value

$122,800$164,600

Pierson

Population

468291

Median household income

$49,659$56,563

Median home value

$60,000$85,300

Median gross rent

$689$644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronson	Pierson
Under 5	6.3%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	27.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	2.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	16.8%
35 to 44	15.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	15.9%	6.5%
55 to 64	9.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	8.2%
75 and over	4.6%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronson	Pierson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	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	4.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronson	Pierson
No high school diploma	1.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	33.5%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronson	Pierson
Drove alone	85.1%	83.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	3.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronson	Pierson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	91.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Bronson	Pierson
Poverty rate	3.6%	7.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1960	1938