Pulaski County, IL

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2023 Population

5,074

1.99% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.7

2.73% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

26.1%

4.55% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$43,227

5.33% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$81,000

0.735% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

1,817

2.19% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Pulaski County, IL had a population of 5.07k people with a median age of 42.7 and a median household income of $43,227. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Pulaski County, IL declined from 5,177 to 5,074, a −1.99% decrease and its median household income grew from $41,038 to $43,227, a 5.33% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pulaski County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (32.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.86%), White (Hispanic) (1.1%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.729%).

None of the households in Pulaski County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.9% of the residents in Pulaski County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pulaski County, IL are Shawnee Community College (550 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Pulaski County, IL was $81,000, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.

Most people in Pulaski County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Pulaski County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Pulaski County, IL borders Alexander County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Union County, IL, Ballard County, KY, and McCracken County, KY.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Pulaski County, IL is home to a population of 5.07k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.69% of Pulaski County, IL residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

In 2023, there were 1.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.13k people) in Pulaski County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.64k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 196 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.9% of Pulaski County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Pulaski County, IL was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pulaski County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pulaski County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.13k ± 23
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.64k ± 67
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
196 ± 62.8

1.93%

Hispanic Population

98 people

1.93% of the people in Pulaski County, IL are hispanic (98 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pulaski County, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

Foreign-Born Population

0.69%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35 people

0.734%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

38 people

As of 2023, 0.69% of Pulaski County, IL residents (35 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pulaski County, IL was 0.734%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pulaski County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
231 ± 51
Gulf War (1990s)
58 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 27

Pulaski County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.98 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pulaski County, IL employs 1.82k people. The largest industries in Pulaski County, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (433 people), Retail Trade (276 people), and Manufacturing (236 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,417), Construction ($58,977), and Transportation & Warehousing ($58,229).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.82k

2023 Value

± 252

2.19%

1 Year growth

± 19%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pulaski County, IL grew at a rate of 2.19%, from 1.78k employees to 1.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pulaski County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (248 people), Material Moving Occupations (196 people), and Management Occupations (154 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pulaski County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.82k

2023 Value

± 252

2.19%

1 Year growth

± 19%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pulaski County, IL grew at a rate of 2.19%, from 1.78k employees to 1.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pulaski County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (433 people), Retail Trade (276 people), and Manufacturing (236 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pulaski County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Pulaski County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,167

Median earning men ± $11,459

$28,058

Median earning women ± $4,113

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($58,977), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,646), and Public Administration ($55,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($40,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,141), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,192).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

17
Other Services (except Public Administration)
8
Retail Trade
6
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.25k
Wholesale Trade
$3.01k
Transportation and Warehousing
$2.86k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pulaski County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 64.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.877%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.877%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pulaski County, IL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Pulaski County, IL awarded 550 degrees. The student population of Pulaski County, IL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 445 male students and 729 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pulaski County, IL are White (420 and 76.4%), followed by Black or African American (82 and 14.9%), Hispanic or Latino (18 and 3.27%), and Unknown (14 and 2.55%).

The largest universities in Pulaski County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Shawnee Community College (550 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Pulaski County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (244 and 44.4%), Welding Technology (53 and 9.64%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (40 and 7.27%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,174 students enrolled in Pulaski County, IL, 37.9% men and 62.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 826 records, of which 62.3% were women and 37.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
124 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
40 degrees awarded
General Studies
28 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pulaski County, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 124 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Pulaski County, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Shawnee Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

550 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Shawnee Community College with 550 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 209 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pulaski County, IL, which is 0.613 times less than the 341 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 420 degrees mean that there were 5.12 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 82 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($6,300) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($450) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,470) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pulaski County, IL was $81,000 in 2023, which is 0.267 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $81,600 to $81,000, a 0.735% decrease. The homeownership rate in Pulaski County, IL is 67.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Pulaski County, IL have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pulaski County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 13.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pulaski County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.8%.

Housing

Property

$81,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,539

$1,257

Median Property Taxes

±$146

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pulaski County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pulaski County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.5%

Homeownership

2023

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 67.5% of the housing units in Pulaski County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pulaski County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9710
Census Tract 9711

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pulaski County, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,227

Median Household Income

± $4,675

1.86k

Number of Households

± 205

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.86k households in Pulaski County, IL grew to $43,227 from the previous year's value of $41,038.

The following chart displays the households in Pulaski County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pulaski County, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.6%)
Carpooled (11%)
Worked At Home (6.53%)

In 2023, 79.6% of workers in Pulaski County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (6.53%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pulaski County, IL have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% of the workforce in Pulaski County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pulaski County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pulaski County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pulaski County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Pulaski County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

26.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pulaski County, IL (1.29k out of 4.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pulaski County, IL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 35.6% of the children was living in poverty in Pulaski County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.6% of the population of Pulaski County, IL has health coverage, with 31.4% on employee plans, 35.6% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 8.76% on non-group plans, and 2.78% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 15.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.36%

Uninsured

31.4%

Employer Coverage

35.6%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

8.76%

Non-Group

2.78%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pulaski County, IL grew by 6.27% from 6.93% to 7.36%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pulaski County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.