Pierson vs Smithland

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

Pierson and Smithland 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 148 in Smithland). Smithland has the higher median household income ($83,000 vs $56,563 in Pierson). Pierson has the higher median home value ($85,300 vs $75,400 in Smithland).

Population, income & housing

	Pierson	Smithland
Population	291	148
Median age	32.7 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,563	$83,000
Median home value	$85,300	$75,400
Median gross rent	$644	$725
Housing units	120	93
Homeownership rate	78.6%	96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pierson	Smithland
Population	468 → 291 (-37.8%)	200 → 148 (-26.0%)
Median household income	$49,659 → $56,563 (+13.9%)	$44,063 → $83,000 (+88.4%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $85,300 (+42.2%)	$61,000 → $75,400 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $644 (-6.5%)	$763 → $725 (-5.0%)

Pierson

Population

468291

Median household income

$49,659$56,563

Median home value

$60,000$85,300

Median gross rent

$689$644

Smithland

Population

200148

Median household income

$44,063$83,000

Median home value

$61,000$75,400

Median gross rent

$763$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pierson	Smithland
Under 5	10.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	27.5%	12.2%
18 to 24	2.1%	4.7%
25 to 34	16.8%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	6.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	14.9%
75 and over	3.4%	23.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pierson	Smithland
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	90.5%
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	3.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pierson	Smithland
No high school diploma	3.4%	9.1%
High school graduate	36.4%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	47.2%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pierson	Smithland
Drove alone	83.8%	79.5%
Carpooled	12.0%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	4.1%
Other means	0.9%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pierson	Smithland
1-unit, detached	91.7%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Pierson	Smithland
Poverty rate	7.6%	4.7%
Average household size	2.83	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1938	1951