Pulaski, TN

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2023 Population

8,305

0.0482% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

28.2%

0.811% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in Pulaski, TN 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.

98.3% of the residents in Pulaski, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski (221333) (185 degrees awarded in 2022) and The University of Tennessee Southern (148 degrees).

Most people in Pulaski, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Pulaski, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pulaski, TN is home to a population of 8.31k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Pulaski, TN residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
275 ± 169
Vietnam
256 ± 120
Gulf War (1990s)
179 ± 122

Pulaski, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pulaski, TN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Pulaski, TN are Manufacturing (598 people), Retail Trade (407 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (378 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($130,821), Finance & Insurance ($55,781), and Public Administration ($55,516).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pulaski, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (420 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (404 people), and Production Occupations (369 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pulaski, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pulaski, TN, are Manufacturing (598 people), Retail Trade (407 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (378 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pulaski, TN, though some of these residents may live in Pulaski, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,980

Median earning men ± $4,425

$40,298

Median earning women ± $7,184

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($56,273), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,750), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($48,963).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($47,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,615), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($30,732).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% 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 10.8%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 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

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

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 Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 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 Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Pulaski, TN awarded 333 degrees. The student population of Pulaski, TN in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 821 male students and 678 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pulaski, TN are White (281 and 85.2%), followed by Black or African American (29 and 8.79%), Unknown (8 and 2.42%), and Hispanic or Latino (6 and 1.82%).

The largest universities in Pulaski, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski (221333) (185 and 55.6%) and The University of Tennessee Southern (148 and 44.4%).

The most popular majors in N/A are General Business Administration & Management (50 and 15%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (47 and 14.1%), and HVAC Maintenance (28 and 8.41%).

The median tuition cost in N/A for a public four year colleges is $9,000 for in-state students and $9,000 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,499 students enrolled in Pulaski, TN, 54.8% men and 45.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,182 records, of which 46.7% were women and 53.3% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski (221333)
185 degrees awarded
The University of Tennessee Southern
148 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski (221333) with 185 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 169 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pulaski, TN, which is 1.03 times more than the 164 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 281 degrees mean that there were 9.69 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 29 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, 4-year or above ($9,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,500) 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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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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

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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

People in Pulaski, TN have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pulaski, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Pulaski, TN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Pulaski, TN 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pulaski, TN is from Pulaski, TN.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (86.7%)
Carpooled (5.75%)
Worked At Home (4.27%)

In 2023, 86.7% of workers in Pulaski, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.75%) and those who worked at home (4.27%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pulaski, TN have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Pulaski, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pulaski, TN (2.15k out of 7.62k 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 N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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