Mexico vs Pulaski

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

Mexico 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 2,050 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median household income ($72,772 vs $62,733 in Pulaski). Mexico has the higher median home value ($154,800 vs $151,200 in Pulaski).

Population, income & housing

	Mexico	Pulaski
Population	2,050	2,202
Median age	31.9 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,772	$62,733
Median home value	$154,800	$151,200
Median gross rent	$791	$839
Housing units	904	1,124
Homeownership rate	47.3%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mexico	Pulaski
Population	1,476 → 2,050 (+38.9%)	2,067 → 2,202 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$63,194 → $72,772 (+15.2%)	$39,773 → $62,733 (+57.7%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $154,800 (+32.6%)	$124,900 → $151,200 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $791 (+14.0%)	$699 → $839 (+20.0%)

Mexico

Population

1,4762,050

Median household income

$63,194$72,772

Median home value

$116,700$154,800

Median gross rent

$694$791

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)

	Mexico	Pulaski
Under 5	7.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	11.9%
18 to 24	13.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	18.4%	13.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	11.7%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	9.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	16.7%
75 and over	10.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mexico	Pulaski
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mexico	Pulaski
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mexico	Pulaski
Drove alone	77.6%	86.4%
Carpooled	13.7%	5.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mexico	Pulaski
1-unit, detached	62.4%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	12.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	13.7%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Mexico	Pulaski
Poverty rate	9.3%	16.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1960	1962