Little Falls vs Pierz

A side-by-side comparison of Little Falls and Pierz: population, income, housing, and more.

Little Falls and Pierz are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Little Falls has the higher population (9,094 vs 1,581 in Pierz). Pierz has the higher median household income ($55,438 vs $46,284 in Little Falls). Little Falls has the higher median home value ($198,100 vs $155,700 in Pierz).

Population, income & housing

	Little Falls	Pierz
Population	9,094	1,581
Median age	41.4 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,284	$55,438
Median home value	$198,100	$155,700
Median gross rent	$740	$786
Housing units	4,243	586
Homeownership rate	66.4%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little Falls	Pierz
Population	8,664 → 9,094 (+5.0%)	1,697 → 1,581 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$40,031 → $46,284 (+15.6%)	$53,281 → $55,438 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$128,400 → $198,100 (+54.3%)	$133,600 → $155,700 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$799 → $740 (-7.4%)	$642 → $786 (+22.4%)

Little Falls

Population

8,6649,094

Median household income

$40,031$46,284

Median home value

$128,400$198,100

Median gross rent

$799$740

Pierz

Population

1,6971,581

Median household income

$53,281$55,438

Median home value

$133,600$155,700

Median gross rent

$642$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Little Falls	Pierz
Under 5	4.9%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	9.4%
75 and over	13.9%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little Falls	Pierz
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little Falls	Pierz
No high school diploma	8.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little Falls	Pierz
Drove alone	77.8%	78.9%
Carpooled	11.3%	13.7%
Public transit	1.1%	1.2%
Walked	2.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	1.7%
Other means	2.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little Falls	Pierz
1-unit, detached	70.9%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	11.1%
20 or more units	7.6%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Little Falls	Pierz
Poverty rate	16.1%	12.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1969	1975