Pulaski County vs Stark County

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

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

Stark County has the higher population (5,324 vs 5,074 in Pulaski County). Stark County has the higher median household income ($62,284 vs $43,227 in Pulaski County). Stark County has the higher median home value ($103,500 vs $81,000 in Pulaski County).

Population, income & housing

	Pulaski County	Stark County
Population	5,074	5,324
Median age	42.7 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,227	$62,284
Median home value	$81,000	$103,500
Median gross rent	$625	$765
Housing units	2,845	2,584
Homeownership rate	67.5%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pulaski County	Stark County
Population	5,510 → 5,074 (-7.9%)	5,447 → 5,324 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$34,640 → $43,227 (+24.8%)	$54,907 → $62,284 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $81,000 (+32.1%)	$87,700 → $103,500 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $625 (+20.4%)	$630 → $765 (+21.4%)

Pulaski County

Population

5,5105,074

Median household income

$34,640$43,227

Median home value

$61,300$81,000

Median gross rent

$519$625

Stark County

Population

5,4475,324

Median household income

$54,907$62,284

Median home value

$87,700$103,500

Median gross rent

$630$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pulaski County	Stark County
Under 5	4.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.9%	13.2%
75 and over	8.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pulaski County	Stark County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.7%	92.3%
Black or African American	32.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pulaski County	Stark County
No high school diploma	12.6%	8.3%
High school graduate	42.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pulaski County	Stark County
Drove alone	79.6%	80.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.2%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pulaski County	Stark County
1-unit, detached	64.5%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.3%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Pulaski County	Stark County
Poverty rate	26.1%	12.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1968	1956