Pierceton

Population: 1,349
Median household income: $66,597
Median home value: $110,700

Pierceton is a community in Kosciusko County, Indiana, home to 1,349 residents. At $66,597, its median household income sits below Kosciusko County's $73,922.

From 2019 to 2023, Pierceton's population grew 53.3% from 880 to 1,349, while its median home value rose 28.9% from $85,900 to $110,700.

The median gross rent is $786. 15.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,349
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $66,597
Median home value: $110,700
Median gross rent: $786
Housing units: 653
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8801,349

Median household income

$41,667$66,597

Median home value

$85,900$110,700

Median gross rent

$780$786

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	880	$41,667	$85,900	$780
2020	1,145	$49,141	$87,100	$746
2021	1,213	$48,017	$89,900	$801
2022	1,344	$54,962	$100,100	$805
2023	1,349	$66,597	$110,700	$786

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	3.6%
5 to 17	303	22.5%
18 to 24	155	11.5%
25 to 34	180	13.3%
35 to 44	141	10.5%
45 to 54	120	8.9%
55 to 64	180	13.3%
65 to 74	119	8.8%
75 and over	102	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,136	84.2%
Black or African American	11	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	146	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	11.0%
High school graduate	378	44.9%
Some college or associate's	237	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	110	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	24	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone89.7%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	615	89.7%
Carpooled	43	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	26.3%
15 to 29 min	275	41.8%
30 to 44 min	100	15.2%
45 to 59 min	65	9.9%
60+ min	45	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 14.2% (180 of 1,268)

	Count	Share
Family households	350	58.2%
Nonfamily households	251	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	601	92.0%
Vacant	52	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	424	70.5%
Renter-occupied	177	29.5%

1-unit, detached83.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	548	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	71	10.9%
5 to 19 units	6	0.9%
20 or more units	5	0.8%
Mobile home & other	23	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1859598
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1993, -85.7031