Pulaski

Population: 8,937
Median household income: $50,409
Median home value: $152,800

Pulaski, a community in Pulaski County, Virginia, has 8,937 residents. At $50,409, its median household income sits below Pulaski County's $60,767.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pulaski's population grew 1.6% from 8,799 to 8,937, while its median home value rose 29.9% from $117,600 to $152,800.

69.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1959.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,937
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $50,409
Median home value: $152,800
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 4,237
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7998,937

Median household income

$49,665$50,409

Median home value

$117,600$152,800

Median gross rent

$748$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,799	$49,665	$117,600	$748
2020	8,744	$50,417	$112,100	$775
2021	8,984	$50,410	$123,400	$722
2022	8,982	$55,213	$137,400	$756
2023	8,937	$50,409	$152,800	$775

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3419.8%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	564	6.3%
5 to 17	1,151	12.9%
18 to 24	644	7.2%
25 to 34	1,768	19.8%
35 to 44	933	10.4%
45 to 54	1,151	12.9%
55 to 64	1,095	12.3%
65 to 74	973	10.9%
75 and over	658	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,777	87.0%
Black or African American	386	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	95	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	76	0.9%
Some other race	25	0.3%
Two or more races	420	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	155	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	745	11.3%
High school graduate	2,343	35.6%
Some college or associate's	2,459	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	539	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	492	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,061	77.4%
Carpooled	388	9.8%
Public transit	44	1.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	11	0.3%
Worked from home	396	10.0%
Other means	55	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,384	38.9%
15 to 29 min	1,013	28.5%
30 to 44 min	808	22.7%
45 to 59 min	160	4.5%
60+ min	194	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 24.0% (2,118 of 8,822)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,164	58.0%
Nonfamily households	1,567	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,731	88.1%
Vacant	506	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,104	56.4%
Renter-occupied	1,627	43.6%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,942	69.4%
1-unit, attached	105	2.5%
2 to 4 units	388	9.2%
5 to 19 units	582	13.7%
20 or more units	48	1.1%
Mobile home & other	172	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5164880
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 8.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.0528, -80.7619