Pierce City

Population: 1,472
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $112,000

Pierce City is a community in Lawrence County, Missouri, home to 1,472 residents. At $45,000, its median household income sits below Lawrence County's $55,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pierce City's population grew 15.8% from 1,271 to 1,472, while its median home value rose 27.6% from $87,800 to $112,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 30.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 70.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,472
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $112,000
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 567
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2711,472

Median household income

$37,500$45,000

Median home value

$87,800$112,000

Median gross rent

$642$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,271	$37,500	$87,800	$642
2020	1,462	$40,976	$94,300	$688
2021	1,189	$39,018	$96,500	$682
2022	1,373	$45,341	$112,300	$763
2023	1,472	$45,000	$112,000	$779

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1730.7%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	7.8%
5 to 17	452	30.7%
18 to 24	76	5.2%
25 to 34	262	17.8%
35 to 44	219	14.9%
45 to 54	111	7.5%
55 to 64	110	7.5%
65 to 74	56	3.8%
75 and over	71	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,030	70.0%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.4%
Asian	85	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	238	16.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	110	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate55.6%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree2.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	141	17.0%
High school graduate	461	55.6%
Some college or associate's	177	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	19	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone63.7%

Carpooled24.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	414	63.7%
Carpooled	157	24.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	73	11.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128	22.2%
15 to 29 min	318	55.1%
30 to 44 min	67	11.6%
45 to 59 min	19	3.3%
60+ min	45	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 29.1% (426 of 1,466)

	Count	Share
Family households	335	67.0%
Nonfamily households	165	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	500	88.2%
Vacant	67	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	321	64.2%
Renter-occupied	179	35.8%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other16.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	395	69.7%
1-unit, attached	5	0.9%
2 to 4 units	55	9.7%
5 to 19 units	16	2.8%
20 or more units	2	0.4%
Mobile home & other	94	16.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2957494
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.9469, -94.0035