Pulaski County vs Scott County

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

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

Pulaski County has the higher population (65,503 vs 58,269 in Scott County). Scott County has the higher median household income ($83,660 vs $50,943 in Pulaski County). Scott County has the higher median home value ($264,200 vs $156,300 in Pulaski County).

Population, income & housing

	Pulaski County	Scott County
Population	65,503	58,269
Median age	42.2 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,943	$83,660
Median home value	$156,300	$264,200
Median gross rent	$835	$1,181
Housing units	31,673	23,335
Homeownership rate	71.9%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pulaski County	Scott County
Population	64,350 → 65,503 (+1.8%)	54,667 → 58,269 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$39,998 → $50,943 (+27.4%)	$70,817 → $83,660 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $156,300 (+34.5%)	$189,500 → $264,200 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $835 (+22.4%)	$900 → $1,181 (+31.2%)

Pulaski County

Population

64,35065,503

Median household income

$39,998$50,943

Median home value

$116,200$156,300

Median gross rent

$682$835

Scott County

Population

54,66758,269

Median household income

$70,817$83,660

Median home value

$189,500$264,200

Median gross rent

$900$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pulaski County	Scott County
Under 5	5.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.3%
75 and over	7.7%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pulaski County	Scott County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pulaski County	Scott County
No high school diploma	15.1%	5.7%
High school graduate	35.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pulaski County	Scott County
Drove alone	82.6%	79.1%
Carpooled	10.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	9.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pulaski County	Scott County
1-unit, detached	67.9%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Pulaski County	Scott County
Poverty rate	20.3%	10.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1986	1998