Motley vs Pierz

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

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

Pierz has the higher population (1,581 vs 593 in Motley). Pierz has the higher median household income ($55,438 vs $43,281 in Motley). Pierz has the higher median home value ($155,700 vs $128,300 in Motley).

Population, income & housing

	Motley	Pierz
Population	593	1,581
Median age	50.4 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,281	$55,438
Median home value	$128,300	$155,700
Median gross rent	$661	$786
Housing units	346	586
Homeownership rate	60.3%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Motley	Pierz
Population	610 → 593 (-2.8%)	1,697 → 1,581 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $43,281 (+33.2%)	$53,281 → $55,438 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$103,100 → $128,300 (+24.4%)	$133,600 → $155,700 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $661 (+3.3%)	$642 → $786 (+22.4%)

Motley

Population

610593

Median household income

$32,500$43,281

Median home value

$103,100$128,300

Median gross rent

$640$661

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)

	Motley	Pierz
Under 5	3.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	13.7%	20.2%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.0%
65 to 74	17.2%	9.4%
75 and over	12.3%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Motley	Pierz
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Motley	Pierz
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	45.8%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Motley	Pierz
Drove alone	73.3%	78.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	13.7%
Public transit	1.5%	1.2%
Walked	12.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Motley	Pierz
1-unit, detached	50.6%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	11.1%
20 or more units	4.3%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Motley	Pierz
Poverty rate	10.1%	12.8%
Average household size	1.86	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	17	28
Median year structure built	1981	1975