Cushing vs Pierson

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

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

Pierson has the higher population (291 vs 213 in Cushing). Cushing has the higher median household income ($70,139 vs $56,563 in Pierson). Pierson has the higher median home value ($85,300 vs $57,700 in Cushing).

Population, income & housing

	Cushing	Pierson
Population	213	291
Median age	31.1 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,139	$56,563
Median home value	$57,700	$85,300
Median gross rent	$725	$644
Housing units	77	120
Homeownership rate	73.3%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cushing	Pierson
Population	175 → 213 (+21.7%)	468 → 291 (-37.8%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $70,139 (+60.3%)	$49,659 → $56,563 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$48,100 → $57,700 (+20.0%)	$60,000 → $85,300 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $725 (+48.6%)	$689 → $644 (-6.5%)

Cushing

Population

175213

Median household income

$43,750$70,139

Median home value

$48,100$57,700

Median gross rent

$488$725

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)

	Cushing	Pierson
Under 5	8.5%	10.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	27.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	2.1%
25 to 34	17.4%	16.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.0%	6.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.2%
75 and over	6.6%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cushing	Pierson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	88.7%
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	4.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cushing	Pierson
No high school diploma	10.9%	3.4%
High school graduate	32.6%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cushing	Pierson
Drove alone	76.5%	83.8%
Carpooled	19.1%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	3.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cushing	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

	Cushing	Pierson
Poverty rate	22.1%	7.6%
Average household size	2.84	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938