Pierce TownshipMO
A town of 474.
Is Pierce Township a good place to live?
Pierce Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
474 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Pierce Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pierce Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pierce Township.
The median age in Pierce Township is higher than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
Pierce Township: 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. It is growing: up 3.9% since 2020, to 474 residents (2025 estimate). Adults 35 to 64 are 55% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide).
| Pierce Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59.3 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 80% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pierce Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.6 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pierce Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 44.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.4% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
A smaller share of working residents in Pierce Township work locally than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
The top destinations are Summersville (11%), Springfield (8%) and West Plains (7%). In Pierce Township, 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 25 miles.
| Pierce Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Pierce Township’s year
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Pierce Township, mostly cold waves
Federal aid has come to Pierce Township households in 12 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 22% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Pierce Township is
For adults in Pierce Township, the share who get no exercise outside work is 36%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Pierce Township beats Missouri on 1 and trails on 17. Two figures for adults in the town: 22% smoke cigarettes, 29% say their health is fair or poor.
| Pierce Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pierce Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 77.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Pierce Township is conserved land
7.4 miles of trail. Pierce Township’s trail density comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pierce Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pierce Township; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Pierce Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Pierce Township for work
Where Pierce Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pierce Township
Township in the U.S. state of Missouri
Pierce Township is a township in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Pierce Township was first called "Jack's Fork Township", and under the latter name was established in 1852, and named after the creek of the same name within its borders. The present name, adopted in 1854, honors J. W. Pierce, a pioneer citizen. The unincorporated communities of Clear Springs, Guild, Hattie, Louisa and Malone are or were located within Pierce Township.
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Questions about Pierce Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pierce Township, MO a good place to live?
Pierce Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.