Newton County vs Pulaski County

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

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

Newton County has the higher population (59,490 vs 53,850 in Pulaski County). Pulaski County has the higher median household income ($66,435 vs $64,583 in Newton County). Pulaski County has the higher median home value ($189,700 vs $175,300 in Newton County).

Population, income & housing

	Newton County	Pulaski County
Population	59,490	53,850
Median age	40.2 yrs	27.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,583	$66,435
Median home value	$175,300	$189,700
Median gross rent	$777	$1,072
Housing units	24,762	19,374
Homeownership rate	76.8%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton County	Pulaski County
Population	58,180 → 59,490 (+2.3%)	52,425 → 53,850 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$50,813 → $64,583 (+27.1%)	$53,492 → $66,435 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $175,300 (+33.5%)	$159,200 → $189,700 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $777 (+11.2%)	$993 → $1,072 (+8.0%)

Newton County

Population

58,18059,490

Median household income

$50,813$64,583

Median home value

$131,300$175,300

Median gross rent

$699$777

Pulaski County

Population

52,42553,850

Median household income

$53,492$66,435

Median home value

$159,200$189,700

Median gross rent

$993$1,072

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton County	Pulaski County
Under 5	6.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.5%	23.4%
25 to 34	11.6%	17.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	8.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	5.7%
75 and over	7.9%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton County	Pulaski County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	68.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.5%
Asian	1.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.6%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton County	Pulaski County
No high school diploma	10.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	34.4%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton County	Pulaski County
Drove alone	79.3%	65.5%
Carpooled	11.5%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	18.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton County	Pulaski County
1-unit, detached	76.8%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Newton County	Pulaski County
Poverty rate	13.4%	12.8%
Average household size	2.64	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1984	1994