Lakeview vs Pierson

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

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

Lakeview has the higher population (1,049 vs 139 in Pierson). Pierson has the higher median household income ($41,250 vs $30,865 in Lakeview). Lakeview has the higher median home value ($152,900 vs $92,500 in Pierson).

Population, income & housing

	Lakeview	Pierson
Population	1,049	139
Median age	31.9 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$30,865	$41,250
Median home value	$152,900	$92,500
Median gross rent	$507	$825
Housing units	419	55
Homeownership rate	65.2%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	21.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakeview	Pierson
Population	1,012 → 1,049 (+3.7%)	173 → 139 (-19.7%)
Median household income	$31,776 → $30,865 (-2.9%)	$37,750 → $41,250 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$85,200 → $152,900 (+79.5%)	$65,800 → $92,500 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$471 → $507 (+7.6%)	$760 → $825 (+8.6%)

Lakeview

Population

1,0121,049

Median household income

$31,776$30,865

Median home value

$85,200$152,900

Median gross rent

$471$507

Pierson

Population

173139

Median household income

$37,750$41,250

Median home value

$65,800$92,500

Median gross rent

$760$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lakeview	Pierson
Under 5	4.4%	1.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	19.4%
18 to 24	11.7%	16.5%
25 to 34	19.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	6.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	5.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.2%
75 and over	6.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakeview	Pierson
White (non-Hispanic)	70.4%	97.8%
Black or African American	17.4%	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	3.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakeview	Pierson
No high school diploma	12.3%	20.7%
High school graduate	53.2%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakeview	Pierson
Drove alone	73.7%	80.6%
Carpooled	9.2%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	3.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakeview	Pierson
1-unit, detached	73.7%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Lakeview	Pierson
Poverty rate	33.1%	29.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1957	1946