Pulaski County, Missouri

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Pulaski County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	53,894	6,191,814	334,922,499	962nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,466	$70,702	$80,734	1674th of 3,221
Median Age	27.8	39.0	38.9	3199th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.8%	32.4%	35.7%	1138th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$189,800	$230,300	$332,700	1519th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,112	$1,033	$1,413	689th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	12.6%	12.5%	1775th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.0%	5.2%	1441st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	98.5	90.1	n/a	990th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.8%	4.5%	14.1%	1022nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.2	n/a	n/a	2071st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.2%	68.1%	65.2%	2963rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.5	23.5	26.4	2636th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.7%	13.0%	15.1%	365th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.6%	n/a	n/a	1326th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.6%	46.5%	46.9%	1114th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.1%	n/a	n/a	1655th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Pulaski County, Missouri

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.5%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.5%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	10.1%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.3	40.1	61.4

Age in Pulaski County, Missouri

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	27.8	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	23.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	17.1%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	16.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	9.7%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Pulaski County, Missouri

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	16,851	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.6%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.6%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.0%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	39.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pulaski County, Missouri

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,154	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.8%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.0%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.4%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Pulaski County, Missouri

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	19,431	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.2%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.6%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.3%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.8%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.4%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,159	$1,948	n/a

Education in Pulaski County, Missouri

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.8%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.3%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.3%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.5%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pulaski County, Missouri

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.9%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.8%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	12.7%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.9%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Pulaski County, Missouri

Statistic	Pulaski County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	31.1%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.1%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.0%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.1%	5.8%	16.7%

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