Pierre is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 13,969 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pierre is the ninth largest community in South Dakota.

Also of interest is that Pierre has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.64 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Pierre citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.16% of adults in Pierre have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pierre in 2022 was $37,285, which is upper middle income relative to South Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,140 for a family of four. However, Pierre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pierre is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pierre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pierre residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Pierre include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Pierre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.