Ardmore vs Pulaski

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

Ardmore and Pulaski are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pulaski has the higher population (8,305 vs 1,280 in Ardmore). Ardmore has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $45,420 in Pulaski). Pulaski has the higher median home value ($168,200 vs $160,200 in Ardmore).

Population, income & housing

	Ardmore	Pulaski
Population	1,280	8,305
Median age	47.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$45,420
Median home value	$160,200	$168,200
Median gross rent	$887	$802
Housing units	561	3,966
Homeownership rate	69.2%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardmore	Pulaski
Population	1,386 → 1,280 (-7.6%)	7,643 → 8,305 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$36,583 → $55,000 (+50.3%)	$31,519 → $45,420 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$121,300 → $160,200 (+32.1%)	$101,800 → $168,200 (+65.2%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $887 (+12.6%)	$628 → $802 (+27.7%)

Ardmore

Population

1,3861,280

Median household income

$36,583$55,000

Median home value

$121,300$160,200

Median gross rent

$788$887

Pulaski

Population

7,6438,305

Median household income

$31,519$45,420

Median home value

$101,800$168,200

Median gross rent

$628$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardmore	Pulaski
Under 5	4.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	10.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	12.9%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.3%
45 to 54	19.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	14.1%	11.5%
75 and over	11.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardmore	Pulaski
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	66.6%
Black or African American	7.8%	19.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardmore	Pulaski
No high school diploma	17.3%	8.6%
High school graduate	30.7%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardmore	Pulaski
Drove alone	79.3%	86.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	4.3%
Other means	4.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardmore	Pulaski
1-unit, detached	85.2%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	13.2%
20 or more units	1.6%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Ardmore	Pulaski
Poverty rate	13.6%	28.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	44	22
Median year structure built	1988	1976