Lanier County vs Pulaski County

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

Lanier 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.

Lanier County has the higher population (10,094 vs 9,893 in Pulaski County). Pulaski County has the higher median household income ($47,688 vs $44,361 in Lanier County). Lanier County has the higher median home value ($161,100 vs $144,300 in Pulaski County).

Population, income & housing

	Lanier County	Pulaski County
Population	10,094	9,893
Median age	36.7 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,361	$47,688
Median home value	$161,100	$144,300
Median gross rent	$878	$789
Housing units	4,134	4,240
Homeownership rate	71.8%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lanier County	Pulaski County
Population	10,380 → 10,094 (-2.8%)	11,216 → 9,893 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$40,986 → $44,361 (+8.2%)	$45,148 → $47,688 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $161,100 (+40.2%)	$120,100 → $144,300 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $878 (+23.3%)	$722 → $789 (+9.3%)

Lanier County

Population

10,38010,094

Median household income

$40,986$44,361

Median home value

$114,900$161,100

Median gross rent

$712$878

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)

	Lanier County	Pulaski County
Under 5	6.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	12.7%
75 and over	5.7%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lanier County	Pulaski County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.8%	57.4%
Black or African American	24.4%	33.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lanier County	Pulaski County
No high school diploma	10.5%	19.9%
High school graduate	40.3%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lanier County	Pulaski County
Drove alone	72.8%	88.2%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.6%
Public transit	2.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	2.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	3.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lanier County	Pulaski County
1-unit, detached	63.4%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	34.5%	24.2%

Poverty & households

	Lanier County	Pulaski County
Poverty rate	27.7%	18.3%
Average household size	2.83	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1994	1982