Pulaski, WI

Census Place

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2023 Population
3,892
0.803% 1-year growth
US Senator
Ron Johnson
Republican Party
US Senator
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
29.4
1.03% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
7.28%
51.2% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$66,399
0.748% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$228,700
4.67% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
1,671
2.74% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Pulaski, WI had a population of 3.89k people with a median age of 29.4 and a median household income of $66,399. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Pulaski, WI grew from 3,861 to 3,892, a 0.803% increase and its median household income grew from $65,906 to $66,399, a 0.748% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pulaski, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.4%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (9.02%), White (Hispanic) (1.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.1%), and Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.591%).

None of the households in Pulaski, WI 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.

100% of the residents in Pulaski, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Pulaski, WI was $228,700, and the homeownership rate was 59.3%.

Most people in Pulaski, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Pulaski, WI was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Pulaski, WI is home to a population of 3.89k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0% of Pulaski, WI residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2023, there were 9.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.4k people) in Pulaski, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 351 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 74 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2023 Citizenship
100%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Pulaski, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Pulaski, WI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pulaski, WI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.4k ± 447
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    351 ± 339
  3. White (Hispanic)
    74 ± 90
1.9%
Hispanic Population
74 people

In 2023, there were 9.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.4k people) in Pulaski, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 351 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 74 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.9% of the people in Pulaski, WI are hispanic (74 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    89,915 ± 7,306 people
  2. India
    21,992 ± 3,634 people
  3. China
    14,287 ± 2,931 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 89,915 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 21,992 and China with 14,287.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    104 ± 76
  2. Vietnam
    66 ± 52
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    13 ± 23

Pulaski, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pulaski, WI employs 1.67k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Pulaski, WI were Construction (289 people), Manufacturing (269 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (237 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($69,938), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,611), and Construction ($66,875).

Occupations

1.67k
2023 Value
± 321
−2.74%
1 Year decline
± 27.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pulaski, WI declined at a rate of −2.74%, from 1.72k employees to 1.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pulaski, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (166 people), Production Occupations (164 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (152 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pulaski, WI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

1.67k
2023 Value
± 321
−2.74%
1 Year decline
± 27.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pulaski, WI declined at a rate of −2.74%, from 1.72k employees to 1.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pulaski, WI, are Construction (289 people), Manufacturing (269 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (237 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pulaski, WI, though some of these residents may live in Pulaski, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$60,433
Median earning men ± $6,563
$35,114
Median earning women ± $9,364

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($66,875), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,071), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,962).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,042), Manufacturing ($48,667), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,293).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.6%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% 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 13.3%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson
Senator from Wisconsin3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tammy Baldwin
Senator from Wisconsin1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

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

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US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 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 Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.713% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.617% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.4M), Some college (1.01M), and Bachelors Degree (946k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pulaski, WI was $228,700 in 2023, which is 0.754 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $218,500 to $228,700, a 4.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Pulaski, WI is 59.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Pulaski, WI have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pulaski, WI is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$228,700
Median Property Value 2023
±$20,590
$857
Median Property Taxes
±$200

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, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

59.3%
Homeownership
2023
62.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 59.3% of the housing units in Pulaski, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

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Income by Location

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

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,399
Median Household Income
± $7,442
1.45k
Number of Households
± 324

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.45k households in Pulaski, WI grew to $66,399 from the previous year's value of $65,906.

The following chart displays the households in Pulaski, WI 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pulaski, WI is from Wisconsin.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin
0.443
2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2023, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.492% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (82.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.5%)
  3. Carpooled (3.32%)

In 2023, 82.5% of workers in Pulaski, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (3.32%).

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Commute Time

22.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pulaski, WI have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.755% of the workforce in Pulaski, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pulaski, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pulaski, WI have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pulaski, WI (276 out of 3.79k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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

99.3% of the population of Pulaski, WI has health coverage, with 60.9% on employee plans, 9.78% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 16.6% on non-group plans, and 1.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wisconsin see 1,251 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.725% increase from the previous year (1,242 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1363 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 398 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 38.7% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 31.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.748%
Uninsured
60.9%
Employer Coverage
9.78%
Medicaid
10.7%
Medicare
16.6%
Non-Group
1.24%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pulaski, WI declined by 10.3% from 0.834% to 0.748%.

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