COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pierce vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Pierce, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Pierce is 100% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $4,859 higher. Pierce has grown faster since 2000 (32% vs -2%).
PIERCENORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,086231,013−100% vs Norfolk
Population density5844,336−3,752
Population growth31.5%-2.0%+33.5 pts
Median age35.932.7+3.2
Male45.5%50.7%−5.1 pts
Female54.5%49.3%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born8.2%7.9%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.9%41.2%+28.8 pts
Black0.0%38.9%−38.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.7%10.1%+13.6 pts
Asian0.6%3.6%−3.1 pts
Other5.7%6.1%−0.4 pts
Median household income$61,250$66,109−$4,859
Per capita income$33,326$39,457−$6,131
Poverty rate3.0%16.5%−13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%33.5%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree11.8%14.1%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate15.6%5.7%+9.9 pts
Labor force participation64.4%69.8%−5.5 pts
Median home value$330,400$289,900+$40,500
Median gross rent$1,225$1,321−$96
Owner-occupied84.2%46.3%+37.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households61.5%52.8%+8.7 pts
Average commute35.723.0+12.7
Worked from home5.5%10.2%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured25.2%9.1%+16.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025