Pierz vs Royalton

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

Pierz and Royalton 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 1,092 in Royalton). Royalton has the higher median household income ($64,643 vs $55,438 in Pierz). Royalton has the higher median home value ($201,500 vs $155,700 in Pierz).

Population, income & housing

	Pierz	Royalton
Population	1,581	1,092
Median age	36.3 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,438	$64,643
Median home value	$155,700	$201,500
Median gross rent	$786	$642
Housing units	586	502
Homeownership rate	70.2%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pierz	Royalton
Population	1,697 → 1,581 (-6.8%)	1,239 → 1,092 (-11.9%)
Median household income	$53,281 → $55,438 (+4.0%)	$55,625 → $64,643 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$133,600 → $155,700 (+16.5%)	$141,300 → $201,500 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $786 (+22.4%)	$690 → $642 (-7.0%)

Pierz

Population

1,6971,581

Median household income

$53,281$55,438

Median home value

$133,600$155,700

Median gross rent

$642$786

Royalton

Population

1,2391,092

Median household income

$55,625$64,643

Median home value

$141,300$201,500

Median gross rent

$690$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pierz	Royalton
Under 5	7.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.2%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	14.2%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	8.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.2%
75 and over	11.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pierz	Royalton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pierz	Royalton
No high school diploma	6.7%	4.1%
High school graduate	40.3%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pierz	Royalton
Drove alone	78.9%	84.0%
Carpooled	13.7%	9.1%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	5.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pierz	Royalton
1-unit, detached	72.7%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	5.4%
20 or more units	4.8%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Pierz	Royalton
Poverty rate	12.8%	20.8%
Average household size	2.61	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1975	1991