Pulaski, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,285
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.2
1.59% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
25.7%
8.57% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$48,538
6.86% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$194,400
15.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,350
4.43% 1-year growth

About

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.

97.7% of the residents in Pulaski, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pulaski, TN are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski (154 degrees awarded in 2023) and The University of Tennessee Southern (151 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Pulaski, TN was $194,400, and the homeownership rate was 46.7%.

Most people in Pulaski, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Pulaski, TN was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTennesseeGiles County, TNLawrence, Giles & Wayne Counties--Lawrenceburg city PUMA, TN

Population & Diversity

Pulaski, TN is home to a population of 8.29k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.29% of Pulaski, TN residents were born outside of the country (190 people).

In 2024, there were 3.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.45k people) in Pulaski, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.79k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 721 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Pulaski, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pulaski, TN was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pulaski, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.45k ± 324
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.79k ± 297
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    721 ± 330
3.27%
Hispanic Population
271 people

In 2024, there were 3.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.45k people) in Pulaski, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.79k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 721 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.27% of the people in Pulaski, TN are hispanic (271 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
190 people
2.25%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
187 people

As of 2024, 2.29% of Pulaski, TN residents (190 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pulaski, TN was 2.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    253 ± 119
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    189 ± 117
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    161 ± 101

Pulaski, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pulaski, TN employs 3.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pulaski, TN were Manufacturing (829 people), Accommodation & Food Services (418 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (413 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($126,771), Finance & Insurance ($58,269), and Public Administration ($55,579).

Employment

Occupations

3.35k
2024 Value
± 489
4.43%
1 Year growth
± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pulaski, TN grew at a rate of 4.43%, from 3.21k employees to 3.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pulaski, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (350 people), Production Occupations (336 people), and Management Occupations (322 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pulaski, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.35k
2024 Value
± 489
4.43%
1 Year growth
± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pulaski, TN grew at a rate of 4.43%, from 3.21k employees to 3.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pulaski, TN, are Manufacturing (829 people), Accommodation & Food Services (418 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (413 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,266
Median earning men ± $6,839
$36,848
Median earning women ± $6,305

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,087), Manufacturing ($53,363), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($46,113), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,755), and Retail Trade ($36,438).

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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%.

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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

Voting results are not available for Pulaski, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Pulaski, TN awarded 305 degrees. The student population of Pulaski, TN in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 934 male students and 749 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pulaski, TN are White (242 and 81.2%), Black or African American (20 and 6.71%), Hispanic or Latino (13 and 4.36%), and Unknown (12 and 4.03%).

The largest universities in Pulaski, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski (154 and 50.5%) and The University of Tennessee Southern (151 and 49.5%).

The most popular majors in Pulaski, TN are General Business Administration & Management (52 and 17%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (46 and 15.1%), and Welding Technology (28 and 9.18%).

The median tuition cost in Pulaski, TN for a public four year colleges is $9,270 for in-state students and $9,270 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Pulaski, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 82.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 36.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,683 (55.5% men and 44.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,683 students enrolled in Pulaski, TN, 55.5% men and 44.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,189 records, of which 48.6% were women and 51.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    46 degrees awarded
  2. Welding Technology
    28 degrees awarded
  3. Building Construction Technology
    17 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Pulaski, TN was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 46 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski
    154 degrees awarded
  2. The University of Tennessee Southern
    151 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski with 154 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 146 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pulaski, TN, which is 0.918 times less than the 159 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 242 degrees mean that there were 12.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 20 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($9,270) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,236) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pulaski, TN was $194,400 in 2024, which is 0.584 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,200 to $194,400, a 15.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Pulaski, TN is 46.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pulaski, TN have an average commute time of 24.5 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

Property

$194,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$42,293
$1,627
Median Property Taxes
±$306

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, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

46.7%
Homeownership
2024
71.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 46.7% of the housing units in Pulaski, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$48,538
Median Household Income
± $8,117
3.48k
Number of Households
± 465

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.48k households in Pulaski, TN grew to $48,538 from the previous year's value of $45,420.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pulaski, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.2%)
  2. Carpooled (10.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.99%)

In 2024, 80.2% of workers in Pulaski, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (6.99%).

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.

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Commute Time

24.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pulaski, TN have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Pulaski, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pulaski, TN (1.96k out of 7.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 6 - 11.

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.

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Health

91.9% of the population of Pulaski, TN has health coverage, with 35% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 19.4% on non-group plans, and 3.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 25.8% between 18 and 34 years, 31.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.13%
Uninsured
35%
Employer Coverage
19.5%
Medicaid
14.8%
Medicare
19.4%
Non-Group
3.09%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pulaski, TN declined by 23.5% from 10.6% to 8.13%.

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