Central Square vs Pulaski

A side-by-side comparison of Central Square and Pulaski: population, income, housing, and more.

Central Square and Pulaski are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pulaski has the higher population (2,202 vs 2,136 in Central Square). Central Square has the higher median household income ($67,232 vs $62,733 in Pulaski). Central Square has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $151,200 in Pulaski).

Population, income & housing

	Central Square	Pulaski
Population	2,136	2,202
Median age	44.0 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,232	$62,733
Median home value	$191,000	$151,200
Median gross rent	$906	$839
Housing units	1,024	1,124
Homeownership rate	55.3%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Square	Pulaski
Population	1,933 → 2,136 (+10.5%)	2,067 → 2,202 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$47,850 → $67,232 (+40.5%)	$39,773 → $62,733 (+57.7%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $191,000 (+39.8%)	$124,900 → $151,200 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $906 (+46.4%)	$699 → $839 (+20.0%)

Central Square

Population

1,9332,136

Median household income

$47,850$67,232

Median home value

$136,600$191,000

Median gross rent

$619$906

Pulaski

Population

2,0672,202

Median household income

$39,773$62,733

Median home value

$124,900$151,200

Median gross rent

$699$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Square	Pulaski
Under 5	5.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	11.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	7.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	18.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	16.7%
75 and over	7.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Square	Pulaski
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Square	Pulaski
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.7%
High school graduate	27.5%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Square	Pulaski
Drove alone	86.1%	86.4%
Carpooled	2.1%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Square	Pulaski
1-unit, detached	52.7%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	22.1%	12.2%
20 or more units	4.0%	13.7%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Central Square	Pulaski
Poverty rate	16.7%	16.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1978	1962