Pulaski County vs Taney County

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

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

Taney County has the higher population (56,382 vs 53,850 in Pulaski County). Pulaski County has the higher median household income ($66,435 vs $58,258 in Taney County). Taney County has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $189,700 in Pulaski County).

Population, income & housing

	Pulaski County	Taney County
Population	53,850	56,382
Median age	27.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,435	$58,258
Median home value	$189,700	$203,800
Median gross rent	$1,072	$925
Housing units	19,374	29,875
Homeownership rate	59.4%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pulaski County	Taney County
Population	52,425 → 53,850 (+2.7%)	55,114 → 56,382 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$53,492 → $66,435 (+24.2%)	$46,031 → $58,258 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$159,200 → $189,700 (+19.2%)	$139,800 → $203,800 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$993 → $1,072 (+8.0%)	$816 → $925 (+13.4%)

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

Taney County

Population

55,11456,382

Median household income

$46,031$58,258

Median home value

$139,800$203,800

Median gross rent

$816$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pulaski County	Taney County
Under 5	6.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.9%
18 to 24	23.4%	10.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	5.7%	13.0%
75 and over	3.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pulaski County	Taney County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	85.6%
Black or African American	10.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	2.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pulaski County	Taney County
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.3%
High school graduate	30.9%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pulaski County	Taney County
Drove alone	65.5%	74.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	12.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	18.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.8%	9.8%
Other means	0.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pulaski County	Taney County
1-unit, detached	64.0%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	15.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Pulaski County	Taney County
Poverty rate	12.8%	14.4%
Average household size	2.68	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1994	1995