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Pierce County, GA: population growth, jobs and income

Pierce County gained 171 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.8%).

Pierce County had an estimated 20,764 residents in 2025, up 5.1% (1,015 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Georgia as a whole (+5.3%), and the 60th fastest growth of 159 counties in Georgia.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$799/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes11.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months882025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 218 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 3,712 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +24.5% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.7% in 2025, 0.1 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 68 new homes in 2025, or 3.3 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $60,517 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +23.6% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 593rd.

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Pierce County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202520,764+171
202420,593+167
202320,426+236
202220,190+203
202119,987+238
202019,749–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Pierce County

Pierce County grew by 1,015 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+1,287).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−40−264
International migrationfrom and to other countries−6−8
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+218+1,287
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1+0
Total change+171+1,015

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn GeorgiaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth60th of 159593rd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents48th of 159495th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth20th of 158132nd of 3,092
Median household income66th of 1592,018th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate97th of 1591,141st of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents89th of 1561,029th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Pierce County's population change (+5.1%) was ahead of 4 of its 5 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Wayne County).

Its median household income ($60,517, 2020–24) is higher than in all 5 of its neighbouring counties.

Pierce County, GA and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Pierce County, GA This county20,764+5.1%10.53.3$60,517
Brantley County, GA18,936+4.9%14.54.1$58,239
Bacon County, GA11,070−0.4%1.71.3$44,694
Ware County, GA36,906+1.8%9.03.2$47,448
Appling County, GA19,100+3.9%13.41.1$46,651
Wayne County, GA32,481+7.7%12.53.1$53,427

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Pierce County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 5.1% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,015 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Georgia as a whole changed +5.3% over the same years. That ranks 60th of 159 counties in Georgia for population growth.

How many people moved to Pierce County?

On net, about 218 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Pierce County?

It averaged 3.7% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Pierce County?

About 20,764 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Pierce County?

Private employers there had 3,712 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +24.5% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.