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Population: 695. Estimated population in July 2024: 686 (-1.3% change)
Males: 340 (48.9%), Females: 355 (51.1%)

Kosciusko County

Zip code: 46562

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $37,188
Median house value: $64,000

Population by Race

Races in Pierceton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (26.3%), United States (23.3%), Irish (7.8%), English (7.2%), Polish (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Elevation: 928 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Pierceton, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pierceton

  • High school or higher: 76.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pierceton town

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 57.1%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -339 (-32.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pierceton:

  • KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WARSAW, IN)
  • OTIS R BOWEN CTR FOR HUMAN SVS INC (about 12 miles; WARSAW, IN)
  • PARKVIEW WHITLEY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COLUMBIA CITY, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pierceton:

  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 41 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)
  • GRISSOM ARB (about 50 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pierceton:

  • WARSAW MUNI (about 10 miles; WARSAW, IN; Abbreviation: ASW)
  • GOSHEN MUNI (about 23 miles; GOSHEN, IN; Abbreviation: GSH)
  • NAPPANEE MUNI (about 23 miles; NAPPANEE, IN; Abbreviation: C03)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pierceton:

  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 42 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 49 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 51 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)

Public primary/middle school in Pierceton:

  • PIERCETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 474; Location: 307 W SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Pierceton:

  • PIERCETON & WASHINGTON TWP PL (Operating income: $53,712; Location: 101 CATHOLIC ST; 25,000 books; 120 audio materials; 30 serial subscriptions)

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