Sioux City Times

27.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pierson in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.5 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 397.

92.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Pierson residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	20	7.8
Regular high school diploma	83	32.2
GED or alternative credential	17	6.6
Some college less than 1 year	20	7.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	47	18.2
Associate's degree	32	12.4
Bachelor's degree	39	15.1
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.