COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pierson vs Sioux City
PLACE A
Pierson, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Sioux City, Iowa
Pierson is 100% smaller than Sioux City. Sioux City earns more, with a median household income $27,031 higher. Pierson has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs 4%).
PIERSONSIOUX CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population20586,356−100% vs Sioux City
Population density8231,467−643
Population growth33.1%3.8%+29.4 pts
Median age38.434.9+3.5
Male49.6%50.3%−0.7 pts
Female50.4%49.7%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%61.8%+34.9 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%22.6%−22.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other3.4%7.3%−4.0 pts
Median household income$41,875$68,906−$27,031
Per capita income$24,671$33,795−$9,124
Poverty rate27.4%15.3%+12.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.438−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.6%22.9%−20.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%4.5%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation60.0%67.3%−7.3 pts
Median home value$100,000$173,600−$73,600
Median gross rent$900$976−$76
Owner-occupied77.8%65.3%+12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households58.3%41.2%+17.1 pts
Average commute28.117.5+10.6
Worked from home5.4%5.0%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured7.6%8.4%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025