Pierce

Also part of these county-equivalents:
  1. Pierce Legal Resources
  2. Pierce Statistics
  3. Pierce Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Pierce Employment Information
  5. Pierce Family Information
  6. Pierce Education Information
  7. Pierce Public Benefits Information
  8. Pierce Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Pierce Legal Resources Back to top

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Missouri State Resources
Missouri Website
Missouri Governor
Missouri Legislature
Missouri Courts
Missouri Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Pierce Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 3,130
  • Land Area (2000): 277.401 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.145 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,242
Pierce Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 36 1.16%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 341 10.98%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,728 87.86%

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Pierce Employment Information Back to top
Pierce Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 110 14.23%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 96 12.42%
3. Construction 75 9.70%
4. Food Manufacturing 45 5.82%
5. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 35 4.53%
6. Repair and Maintenance 34 4.40%
7. Utilities 31 4.01%
8. Wood Manufacturing 28 3.62%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 27 3.49%
10. Truck Transportation 25 3.23%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 22 2.85%
12. Educational Services 20 2.59%
13. Health Care 20 2.59%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 18 2.33%
15. Public Administration 17 2.20%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 16 2.07%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 15 1.94%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 13 1.68%
19. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 12 1.55%
20. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 11 1.42%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 115 16.34%
2. Educational Services 80 11.36%
3. Food Manufacturing 48 6.82%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 45 6.39%
5. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 40 5.68%
6. Department and Other General Stores 31 4.40%
7. Finance and Insurance 27 3.84%
8. Metal Manufactuing 25 3.55%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 25 3.55%
10. Leather and Allied Manufacturing 21 2.98%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 21 2.98%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 20 2.84%
13. Public Administration 15 2.13%
14. Repair and Maintenance 15 2.13%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 14 1.99%
16. Apparel Manufacturing 13 1.85%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 13 1.85%
18. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 13 1.85%
19. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 9 1.28%
20. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 8 1.14%

Pierce Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 63 8.15%
2. Other Production Occupations 50 6.47%
3. Other Management Occupations 48 6.21%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 43 5.56%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 41 5.30%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 41 5.30%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 35 4.53%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 31 4.01%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 29 3.75%
10. Construction Laborers 23 2.98%
11. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 22 2.85%
12. Other Installation / Maintenance 22 2.85%
13. Food Processing Workers 21 2.72%
14. Woodworkers 21 2.72%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 19 2.46%
16. Other Construction Workers 16 2.07%
17. Agricultural Workers 15 1.94%
18. Carpenters 11 1.42%
19. Other Construction Trades 11 1.42%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 11 1.42%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 52 7.39%
2. Secretaries and Admins 44 6.25%
3. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 35 4.97%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 30 4.26%
5. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 29 4.12%
6. Other Production Occupations 28 3.98%
7. Art and Design Workers 27 3.84%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 27 3.84%
9. Food Processing Workers 26 3.69%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 26 3.69%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 24 3.41%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 24 3.41%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 22 3.12%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 21 2.98%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 20 2.84%
16. Registered Nurses 19 2.70%
17. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 18 2.56%
18. Other Management Occupations 17 2.41%
19. Legal Support Workers 15 2.13%
20. Life / Physical / Social Sciences 15 2.13%

Pierce Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,308 55.78%
15-35 hours 250 10.66%
1-14 hours 93 3.97%
No regular hours 694 29.59%

Pierce Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 60 4.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM 36 2.58%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 77 5.52%
6 AM-6:29 AM 121 8.67%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 198 14.19%
7 AM-7:29 AM 199 14.27%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 218 15.63%
8 AM-8:29 AM 110 7.89%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 59 4.23%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 15 1.08%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 16 1.15%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 19 1.36%
Noon-3:59 PM 131 9.39%
4 PM-11:59 PM 136 9.75%

Pierce Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 43 3.08%
5-9 176 12.62%
10-14 355 25.45%
15-19 162 11.61%
20-24 114 8.17%
25-29 56 4.01%
30-34 100 7.17%
35-39 11 0.79%
40-44 85 6.09%
45-59 177 12.69%
60-89 44 3.15%
At least 90 72 5.16%

Pierce Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 906 64.95%
30-44 0 0.00% 196 14.05%
45-59 2 0.14% 175 12.54%
At least 60 0 0.00% 116 8.32%

Pierce Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 236 16.29%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,132 78.12%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 2 0.14%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 2 0.14%
Color 6 Box Walked 23 1.59%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 54 3.73%

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Pierce Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,156 (3,105 people)
Families (2000): 935 (2,785 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 411
People at same address in 1995: 1,692
Pierce Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 136 11.76%
$10,000-$14,999 56 4.84%
$15,000-$19,999 100 8.65%
$20,000-$24,999 91 7.87%
$25,000-$29,999 106 9.17%
$30,000-$34,999 81 7.01%
$35,000-$39,999 119 10.29%
$40,000-$44,999 91 7.87%
$45,000-$49,999 73 6.31%
$50,000-$59,999 109 9.43%
$60,000-$74,999 106 9.17%
$75,000-$99,999 62 5.36%
$100,000-$124,999 2 0.17%
$125,000-$149,999 8 0.69%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 16 1.38%

Pierce Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 208 18.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 369 32.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 39 3.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 169 15.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 4 0.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 192 17.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 94 8.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 25 2.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 23 2.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Pierce Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 891 28.48%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 368 11.76%
Public Assistance 39 1.25%
Retirement 200 6.39%
Self Employment 198 6.33%
Social Security 354 11.32%
Supplemental Security 51 1.63%
Wage / Salary 851 27.21%
Other 176 5.63%

Pierce Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 487 61.18%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 309 38.82%

Pierce Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 78 6.93%
Color 1 Box Married 823 73.16%
Color 2 Box Never Married 210 18.67%
Color 3 Box Widowed 14 1.24%

Pierce Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 103 8.14%
Color 1 Box Married 849 67.11%
Color 2 Box Never Married 186 14.70%
Color 3 Box Widowed 127 10.04%

Pierce Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pierce Education Information Back to top
Pierce Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 212 9.37%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 289 12.77%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,039 45.91%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 415 18.34%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 63 2.78%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 179 7.91%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 66 2.92%

Pierce Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 63 2.01% 15 0.48% 78 2.49%
Kindergarten 24 0.77% 8 0.26% 32 1.02%
Grades 1-4 131 4.19% 66 2.11% 197 6.29%
Grades 5-8 107 3.42% 30 0.96% 137 4.38%
Grades 9-12 156 4.98% 4 0.13% 160 5.11%
Undergrad college 71 2.27% 13 0.42% 84 2.68%
Graduate or professional school 22 0.70% 0 0.00% 22 0.70%
Total 574 18.34% 136 4.35% 710 22.68%

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Pierce Public Benefits Information Back to top
Pierce Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,601 84.20%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 488 15.80%

Pierce Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pierce Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Pierce Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 472 15.08%
10-19 Years 533 17.03%
20-29 Years 298 9.52%
30-39 Years 438 13.99%
40-49 Years 512 16.36%
50-59 Years 373 11.92%
60-69 Years 269 8.59%
70-79 Years 164 5.24%
80-89 Years 60 1.92%
90+ Years 11 0.35%

Pierce Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,561 49.87%
Color 1 Box Female 1,569 50.13%

Pierce Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,930 93.61%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 130 4.15%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 34 1.09%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 29 0.93%
Color 2 Box Asian 4 0.13%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.06%
Color 1 Box African-American 1 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Pierce Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 695 31.58%
2. Irish 417 18.95%
3. United States Or American 338 15.36%
4. English 250 11.36%
5. French Non-Basque 90 4.09%
6. Dutch 80 3.63%
7. Polish 67 3.04%
8. Italian 60 2.73%
9. Norwegian 26 1.18%
10. Welsh 20 0.91%

Pierce Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 2,710 94.10%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 123 4.27%
3. Polish 19 0.66%
4. French 14 0.49%
5. German 8 0.28%
6. Tagalog 6 0.21%

Pierce Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 3,002 96.68%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 36 1.16%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 67 2.16%

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Pierce Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.