Pierce County, Georgia

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,996
Median household income: $56,691
Median home value: $132,100

Home to 19,996 residents, Pierce County is one of Georgia's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,691, its median household income sits below Georgia's $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Pierce County's population grew 3.9% from 19,250 to 19,996, while its median household income rose 32.4% from $42,804 to $56,691.

84.4% of workers drive to work alone. 64.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,996
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,691
Median home value: $132,100
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 8,459
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,25019,996

Median household income

$42,804$56,691

Median home value

$104,400$132,100

Median gross rent

$669$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,250	$42,804	$104,400	$669
2020	19,336	$48,969	$101,700	$704
2021	19,644	$50,820	$103,200	$711
2022	19,822	$54,861	$116,800	$764
2023	19,996	$56,691	$132,100	$794

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,102	5.5%
5 to 17	3,847	19.2%
18 to 24	1,581	7.9%
25 to 34	2,355	11.8%
35 to 44	2,393	12.0%
45 to 54	2,889	14.4%
55 to 64	2,437	12.2%
65 to 74	1,929	9.6%
75 and over	1,463	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,409	82.1%
Black or African American	1,965	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	533	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,035	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,786	13.3%
High school graduate	5,532	41.1%
Some college or associate's	3,690	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,185	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,273	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,261	84.4%
Carpooled	1,053	12.2%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	88	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	163	1.9%
Other means	29	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,188	25.9%
15 to 29 min	3,452	40.9%
30 to 44 min	1,718	20.3%
45 to 59 min	376	4.5%
60+ min	709	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 13.2% (2,605 of 19,781)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,298	70.7%
Nonfamily households	2,198	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,496	88.6%
Vacant	963	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,853	78.1%
Renter-occupied	1,643	21.9%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other30.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,467	64.6%
1-unit, attached	54	0.6%
2 to 4 units	118	1.4%
5 to 19 units	152	1.8%
20 or more units	78	0.9%
Mobile home & other	2,590	30.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 13229
State: Georgia
Land area: 340 sq mi
Water area: 2.77 sq mi
Center point: 31.3540, -82.2104

Cities & places

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