Pulaski County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	65,897	4,534,824	334,922,499	832nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,898	$63,726	$80,734	2666th of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	39.1	38.9	1408th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.1%	27.6%	35.7%	2339th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$166,900	$205,600	$332,700	1867th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$803	$967	$1,413	2072nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.7%	16.1%	12.5%	578th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.9%	5.2%	1292nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	100.1	114.8	n/a	979th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	4.7%	14.1%	2072nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.6	n/a	n/a	2524th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.5%	68.3%	65.2%	1932nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.3	24.0	26.4	1832nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.7%	10.2%	15.1%	2197th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.3%	n/a	n/a	2402nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.5%	46.6%	46.9%	1956th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.0%	n/a	n/a	2035th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.7	32.5	61.4

Age in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	26,210	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.4%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.9%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,394	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.3%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.0%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.7%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.4%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.2%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	31,722	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.9%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.5%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,057	$1,544	n/a

Education in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	13.7%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.5%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.7%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.2%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.7%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Statistic	Pulaski County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	5.5%	16.7%

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