McBride vs Pierson

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

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

McBride has the higher population (222 vs 139 in Pierson). McBride has the higher median household income ($57,750 vs $41,250 in Pierson). Pierson has the higher median home value ($92,500 vs $90,000 in McBride).

Population, income & housing

	McBride	Pierson
Population	222	139
Median age	49.2 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$41,250
Median home value	$90,000	$92,500
Median gross rent	—	$825
Housing units	97	55
Homeownership rate	90.1%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McBride	Pierson
Population	220 → 222 (+0.9%)	173 → 139 (-19.7%)
Median household income	$27,083 → $57,750 (+113.2%)	$37,750 → $41,250 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $90,000 (+25.5%)	$65,800 → $92,500 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$769 → $700 (-9.0%)	$760 → $825 (+8.6%)

McBride

Population

220222

Median household income

$27,083$57,750

Median home value

$71,700$90,000

Median gross rent

$769$700

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)

	McBride	Pierson
Under 5	7.2%	1.4%
5 to 17	7.7%	19.4%
18 to 24	11.7%	16.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	6.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	24.8%	5.8%
55 to 64	19.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	4.1%	12.2%
75 and over	5.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McBride	Pierson
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McBride	Pierson
No high school diploma	4.3%	20.7%
High school graduate	64.4%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McBride	Pierson
Drove alone	94.2%	80.6%
Carpooled	5.8%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McBride	Pierson
1-unit, detached	95.9%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	McBride	Pierson
Poverty rate	9.9%	29.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1938	1946