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46562

Pierceton, IN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,040
Median household income
$68,902
People below poverty
16.9%
Median home value
$195,900

Income

The median income of households in 46562 was $68,902. An estimated 1.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 14.2
$35,000 to $49,999 12
$50,000 to $74,999 15.6
$75,000 to $99,999 18.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.8
$200,000 or more 7.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61611
Female 46760

An estimated 76.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,125. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.4
Social Security 38.4
Retirement income 29.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.2
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 36.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 36.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12

In 2020-2024, 8.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 61.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 21.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 64% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 46562 in 2020-2024, 93.7% had health insurance coverage and 6.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.7% and public coverage was 49.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.3%.


In 2020-2024, 46562 had a total population of 5,040 - 2,376 (47.1%) females and 2,664 (52.9%) males. The median age was 38.9 years. An estimated 24.9% of the population was under 18 years, 27.7% was 19 to 44 years, 24.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 46562 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 180 131
5 to 9 317 183
10 to 14 128 174
15 to 19 101 125
20 to 24 109 29
25 to 29 77 88
30 to 34 272 204
35 to 39 166 279
40 to 44 84 90
45 to 49 97 7
50 to 54 63 70
55 to 59 185 229
60 to 64 248 335
65 to 69 254 191
70 to 74 166 55
75 to 79 108 106
80 to 84 84 54
85 and over 25 26

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.6% were White; 0.6% were Black or African American; 9.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.7% of the people in 46562 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.2% of the people in 46562 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,072 households in 46562. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.7% of the households in 46562 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.3% of all households, while 20.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.7% of all households.

In 46562, 24.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.7
Cohabiting Couples 9.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.6% of males and 55.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.4 20
Now married, except separated 53.6 55.6
Separated 2.6 3.2
Widowed 4.2 5.8
Divorced 12.3 15.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 46562, 105 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in 46562 were U.S. natives. 78% of the 46562 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of 46562 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 46562 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 46562.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.4
Asia 0
Europe 10.3
Africa 10.3
Northern America 14.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 46562 in 2020-2024, 4.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.8% of people at least five years old; 0.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 46562 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.9
Different house, same county 11.7
Different county, same state 2.2
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 46562 was 1,061 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 44 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 951. College or graduate school enrollment was 66.

Educational Attainment of People in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.6
High school diploma or equivalency 46
Some college, no degree 18.9
Associate's degree 4.9
Bachelor's degree 11.9
Graduate or professional degree 3.8

Disability

In 46562, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14.2% of people under 18 years old, to 22.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 46562, 62.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,030 85
Federal, state, or local government workers 289 12.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 69 2.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 46562 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.9
Construction 7.3
Manufacturing 31.1
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.4
Other Services, except public administration 8.1
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 46562 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 626 26.2
Service occupations 230 9.6
Sales and office occupations 435 18.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 332 13.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 765 32

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.6% of 46562 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.1
Other means 4.3
Worked from home 10.6

In 2020-2024, 46562 had a total of 2,505 housing units. Of these housing units, 79% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5
Mobile homes 16
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 46562 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 67.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 46562 had 2,072 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 433 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.5% while renters occupied 16.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.09.

5.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.7% and another 32.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 46562:

House Heating Fuel Used in 46562 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 67.6
Electricity 24.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.2
All other fuels 5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 46562 was $195,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49 % had a mortgage. 51% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,237 and for owners without a mortgage it was $409.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 46562 was $813. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.