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Population (year 2000): 371. Estimated
population in July 2005: 361 (-2.7% change)
Males: 186 (50.1%), Females: 185 (49.9%)
Woodbury County
Zip code:
51048
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $35,278 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,000 (year 2000)
Races in Pierson:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (42.9%), English (16.7%),
Irish (7.3%), Danish (6.2%), United States (6.2%), Norwegian
(5.9%).
Elevation: 1269 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pierson
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pierson city
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 8.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+20.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pierson:
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 27 miles; CHEROKEE,
IA)
- SIOUX VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
CHEROKEE, IA)
- FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; LE MARS, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pierson:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 37 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 86 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 93 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pierson:
- CHEROKEE MUNI (about 26 miles; CHEROKEE, IA; ID: CKP)
- LE MARS MUNI (about 27 miles; LE MARS, IA; ID: LRJ)
- JAMES G. WHITING MEML FIELD (about 27 miles;
MAPLETON, IA; ID: MEY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pierson:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 77 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 84 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 87 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 89 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
Public primary/middle schools in Pierson:
- PIERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 127;
Location: 321 4TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 34;
Location: 321 4TH STREET; Grades: 05 - 05)
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