With 20,679 people, Pierre is a metro area. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Density works out to 9 people per square mile. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,316, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pierre
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants64.7% → 73.6%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share92.4% → 81.3%(−11.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 11 metro and micro areas based in South Dakota
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)26.3%(359)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(227)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(464)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(116)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,363 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
Pierre, decade by decade
Pierre 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
17,270
$63,326
$136,925
24.0%
17.7
2000
19,253
$77,804
$155,233
30.6%
24.8
2010
19,988
$76,618
$187,455
32.5%
31.5
2020
20,745
$84,681
$215,250
35.5%
42.1
2024
20,679
$82,316
$236,387
37.5%
39.3
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.
