Irwin County vs Pulaski County

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

Irwin County and Pulaski County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pulaski County has the higher population (9,893 vs 9,385 in Irwin County). Irwin County has the higher median household income ($53,915 vs $47,688 in Pulaski County). Pulaski County has the higher median home value ($144,300 vs $105,300 in Irwin County).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin County	Pulaski County
Population	9,385	9,893
Median age	40.4 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,915	$47,688
Median home value	$105,300	$144,300
Median gross rent	$824	$789
Housing units	4,185	4,240
Homeownership rate	71.2%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin County	Pulaski County
Population	9,320 → 9,385 (+0.7%)	11,216 → 9,893 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$37,736 → $53,915 (+42.9%)	$45,148 → $47,688 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $105,300 (+32.0%)	$120,100 → $144,300 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$559 → $824 (+47.4%)	$722 → $789 (+9.3%)

Irwin County

Population

9,3209,385

Median household income

$37,736$53,915

Median home value

$79,800$105,300

Median gross rent

$559$824

Pulaski County

Population

11,2169,893

Median household income

$45,148$47,688

Median home value

$120,100$144,300

Median gross rent

$722$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin County	Pulaski County
Under 5	4.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.6%	13.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	16.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.7%
75 and over	7.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin County	Pulaski County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.9%	57.4%
Black or African American	25.3%	33.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin County	Pulaski County
No high school diploma	16.4%	19.9%
High school graduate	35.9%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin County	Pulaski County
Drove alone	83.0%	88.2%
Carpooled	10.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin County	Pulaski County
1-unit, detached	68.6%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	24.2%

Poverty & households

	Irwin County	Pulaski County
Poverty rate	18.1%	18.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1981	1982