Pierz vs Upsala

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

Pierz and Upsala 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 394 in Upsala). Upsala has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $55,438 in Pierz). Pierz has the higher median home value ($155,700 vs $143,400 in Upsala).

Population, income & housing

	Pierz	Upsala
Population	1,581	394
Median age	36.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,438	$61,250
Median home value	$155,700	$143,400
Median gross rent	$786	$725
Housing units	586	197
Homeownership rate	70.2%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pierz	Upsala
Population	1,697 → 1,581 (-6.8%)	497 → 394 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$53,281 → $55,438 (+4.0%)	$57,500 → $61,250 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$133,600 → $155,700 (+16.5%)	$137,500 → $143,400 (+4.3%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $786 (+22.4%)	$675 → $725 (+7.4%)

Pierz

Population

1,6971,581

Median household income

$53,281$55,438

Median home value

$133,600$155,700

Median gross rent

$642$786

Upsala

Population

497394

Median household income

$57,500$61,250

Median home value

$137,500$143,400

Median gross rent

$675$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pierz	Upsala
Under 5	7.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	16.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	7.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.4%
75 and over	11.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pierz	Upsala
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pierz	Upsala
No high school diploma	6.7%	12.5%
High school graduate	40.3%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pierz	Upsala
Drove alone	78.9%	72.2%
Carpooled	13.7%	11.3%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	1.7%	2.1%
Other means	1.5%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pierz	Upsala
1-unit, detached	72.7%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	10.7%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Pierz	Upsala
Poverty rate	12.8%	3.8%
Average household size	2.61	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1975	1967