Pike County vs Pulaski County

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

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

Pulaski County has the higher population (12,441 vs 12,187 in Pike County). Pike County has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $59,956 in Pulaski County). Pulaski County has the higher median home value ($134,600 vs $128,400 in Pike County).

Population, income & housing

	Pike County	Pulaski County
Population	12,187	12,441
Median age	43.5 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$59,956
Median home value	$128,400	$134,600
Median gross rent	$676	$715
Housing units	5,592	5,830
Homeownership rate	85.5%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pike County	Pulaski County
Population	12,378 → 12,187 (-1.5%)	12,559 → 12,441 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$50,194 → $66,250 (+32.0%)	$49,580 → $59,956 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$93,400 → $128,400 (+37.5%)	$102,700 → $134,600 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $676 (+17.4%)	$652 → $715 (+9.7%)

Pike County

Population

12,37812,187

Median household income

$50,194$66,250

Median home value

$93,400$128,400

Median gross rent

$576$676

Pulaski County

Population

12,55912,441

Median household income

$49,580$59,956

Median home value

$102,700$134,600

Median gross rent

$652$715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pike County	Pulaski County
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.9%
75 and over	8.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pike County	Pulaski County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pike County	Pulaski County
No high school diploma	9.8%	10.5%
High school graduate	48.1%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pike County	Pulaski County
Drove alone	82.8%	75.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	14.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.6%	6.2%
Other means	0.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pike County	Pulaski County
1-unit, detached	81.6%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Pike County	Pulaski County
Poverty rate	12.2%	11.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1973	1969