With 20,202 people, Pierce County is a county in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $153,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The population is up 29% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,517, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pierce County
What changed most since 1990
White share87.5% → 82.0%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate21.3% → 13.8%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share0.7% → 5.3%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26%(257)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(191)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.7%(382)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(44)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 987 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pierce County, decade by decade
Pierce County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,328
$49,199
$98,163
6.3%
27.5
2000
15,636
$54,458
$94,726
10.1%
31.3
2010
18,758
$53,316
$108,468
8.8%
34.4
2020
19,716
$59,352
$123,264
13.4%
37.3
2024
20,202
$60,517
$153,300
20.2%
39.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
