2022 population: 7,332 ( 66 from 2010 , 17 from 2020)
Land area: 573.2 square miles
Population density: 12.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,956	94.87%	2.0%
Black:	34	0.46%	209.1%
Indian:	30	0.41%	100.0%
Asian:	31	0.42%	158.3%
2+ races:	75	1.02%	120.6%
Hispanic:	206	2.81%	121.5%

Total non-White:	376	5.13%	123.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	226	15.4
Deaths:	163	11.1
Net Migration:	-65	-4.4
Net Immigration:	17	1.2

Change in White population:	-142	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	208	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,266
7,098	97.69%
11	0.15%
15	0.21%
12	0.17%
34	0.47%
93	1.28%
168	2.31%

2000
7,857
7,714	98.18%
6	0.08%
26	0.33%
18	0.23%
35	0.45%
56	0.71%
143	1.82%

1990
7,827
7,742	98.91%
0	0.00%
51	0.65%
8	0.10%
n/a
26	0.33%
85	1.09%

1980
8,481
8,479	99.98%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.02%
2	0.02%

1970
8,493
8,454	99.54%
0	0.00%
6	0.07%
2	0.02%
n/a
26	0.31%
39	0.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
813	10.3
760	9.7
-704	-9.0
15	0.2

-616	-7.8
25	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
961	12.3
914	11.7
-5	-0.1
20	0.3

-28	-0.4
58	0.7

Number	Rate
1980's
1,392	16.4
927	10.9
-1,093	-12.9
n/a

-737	-8.7
83	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-450	-5.3
n/a

25	0.3
-37	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Pierce County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.2
1,843	25.1%
5,489	74.9%
1,411	19.2%

2,876
2.50

1,962	68.2%
1,711	87.2%
136	6.9%
914	31.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
1,885	25.9%
5,381	74.1%
1,304	17.9%

2,911
2.46

2,067	71.0%
1,795	86.8%
105	5.1%
844	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
2,283	29.1%
5,574	70.9%
1,341	17.1%

2,982
2.59

2,140	71.8%
1,883	88.0%
95	4.4%
842	28.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
2,297	29.3%
5,530	70.7%
1,502	19.2%

2,998
2.56

2,218	74.0%
2,045	92.2%
80	3.6%
780	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
2,473	29.2%
6,008	70.8%
1,452	17.1%

3,015
2.77

2,334	77.4%
2,159	92.5%
45	1.9%
681	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Pierce County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	152	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	60	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	56	1.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	113	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	132	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	159	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	71	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	172	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	169	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	241	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	250	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	532	18.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	260	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	219	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	138	4.8%
$200,000 or more	152	5.3%

Median Household Income	65,603
Per Capita Income	33,513

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	49	1.7%
Public Assistance	41	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	194	6.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,389	80.6%
Unemployed	92	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,481	82.8%
Not in Labor Force	723	17.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,224	1,000	55.0%
Non-Profit	47	226	17.2%
Self-Employed	511	207	71.2%

Local Government	177	163	52.1%
State Government	57	57	50.0%
Federal Government	59	46	56.2%

Total Private + Self	1,735	1,207	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	340	492	40.9%
Total	2,075	1,699	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	680	18.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	703	18.6%
Professional, Technical	779	20.6%
Service Occupations	499	13.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	95	2.5%
All others	1,121	29.6%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	525	13.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	479	12.7%
Manufacturing	420	11.1%
Educational services	380	10.0%
Retail trade	338	8.9%
Construction	260	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	221	5.8%
Finance and insurance	219	5.8%
Other services	168	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	165	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	159	4.2%
Public administration	117	3.1%
Information	103	2.7%
Wholesale trade	99	2.6%
Utilities	46	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	26	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	19	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	128	1.75%
Puerto Rican	4	0.05%
Cuban	21	0.29%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	14	0.19%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	5	0.07%
Thai	5	0.07%
Chinese	2	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,660	98.3%
Spanish	89	1.3%
German, other Germanic	16	0.2%
Other Asian	5	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.0%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,154	56.9%
Irish	689	9.4%
Czech	465	6.4%
English	388	5.3%
Swedish	253	3.5%
American	217	3.0%
Polish	205	2.8%
Norwegian	155	2.1%
Danish	142	1.9%
Ukrainian	93	1.3%
Dutch	44	0.6%
French	43	0.6%
Austrian	42	0.6%
Scottish	42	0.6%
European	40	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,223	98.9%
Not a citizen	78	1.1%

Native	7,210	98.8%
Foreign-born	91	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
132	2.7%	140	2.8%	1,623	32.9%	1,955	39.6%	814	16.5%	276	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	132	2.7%
9-12 Years	140	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,623	32.9%
Some College	1,955	39.6%
Bach. Degree	814	16.5%
Grad Degree	276	5.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,631	3,563	68	1.9%	2.4%
1991	3,685	3,599	86	2.3%	2.7%
1992	3,642	3,567	75	2.1%	2.8%
1993	3,865	3,774	91	2.4%	2.8%
1994	3,964	3,883	81	2.0%	2.6%
1995	4,043	3,950	93	2.3%	2.6%
1996	4,083	3,984	99	2.4%	2.7%
1997	4,108	4,021	87	2.1%	2.4%
1998	4,146	4,050	96	2.3%	2.5%
1999	4,066	3,949	117	2.9%	2.7%

2000	4,188	4,080	108	2.6%	2.8%
2001	4,093	3,971	122	3.0%	3.1%
2002	4,046	3,900	146	3.6%	3.7%
2003	4,338	4,186	152	3.5%	3.9%
2004	4,318	4,173	145	3.4%	3.9%
2005	4,265	4,116	149	3.5%	3.8%
2006	4,052	3,936	116	2.9%	3.0%
2007	3,956	3,840	116	2.9%	2.9%
2008	3,931	3,817	114	2.9%	3.2%
2009	3,859	3,706	153	4.0%	4.7%

2010	4,169	4,013	156	3.7%	4.7%
2011	4,213	4,064	149	3.5%	4.4%
2012	4,188	4,052	136	3.2%	3.9%
2013	4,210	4,072	138	3.3%	3.7%
2014	4,242	4,121	121	2.9%	3.3%
2015	4,183	4,077	106	2.5%	3.0%
2016	4,168	4,059	109	2.6%	3.1%
2017	4,128	4,016	112	2.7%	2.9%
2018	4,111	4,002	109	2.7%	2.9%
2019	4,116	4,008	108	2.6%	3.0%

2020	4,125	3,989	136	3.3%	4.2%
2021	4,187	4,090	97	2.3%	2.7%
2022	4,234	4,151	83	2.0%	2.3%
2023	4,207	4,130	77	1.8%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,141
Median Value	$167,400

Occupied	2,876	91.6%
Vacant	265	8.4%

Owned	2,245	78.1%
Rented	631	21.9%
Median Rent	$788

Single-Family Units	2,906	92.5%
Detached	2,873	91.5%
Attached	33	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	76	2.4%
Mobile Homes	125	4.0%

Pierce County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pierce County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Pierce County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pierce County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pierce County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pierce County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Pierce County, NE