Elkton vs Pulaski

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

Elkton 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 468 in Elkton). Elkton has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $45,420 in Pulaski). Elkton has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $168,200 in Pulaski).

Population, income & housing

	Elkton	Pulaski
Population	468	8,305
Median age	47.8 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$45,420
Median home value	$205,600	$168,200
Median gross rent	$922	$802
Housing units	186	3,966
Homeownership rate	84.0%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	15.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkton	Pulaski
Population	456 → 468 (+2.6%)	7,643 → 8,305 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$47,794 → $70,625 (+47.8%)	$31,519 → $45,420 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $205,600 (+70.2%)	$101,800 → $168,200 (+65.2%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $922 (+44.5%)	$628 → $802 (+27.7%)

Elkton

Population

456468

Median household income

$47,794$70,625

Median home value

$120,800$205,600

Median gross rent

$638$922

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)

	Elkton	Pulaski
Under 5	8.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	10.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	14.5%	12.9%
25 to 34	4.7%	14.4%
35 to 44	7.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	20.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	20.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.5%
75 and over	4.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkton	Pulaski
White (non-Hispanic)	74.4%	66.6%
Black or African American	16.7%	19.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkton	Pulaski
No high school diploma	13.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	41.5%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkton	Pulaski
Drove alone	66.0%	86.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	32.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkton	Pulaski
1-unit, detached	78.5%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Elkton	Pulaski
Poverty rate	21.5%	28.2%
Average household size	3.12	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	33	22
Median year structure built	1970	1976