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Pulaski County, MO

53,850 Population
547.1 square miles 98.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.5 ±0.5 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,250 ±$1,391 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$66,435 ±$3,925 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

12.8% ±1.7% (5,608  ±756) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

19.4 minutes ±0.8 (483,900  ±31,212) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

16,434 ±461 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.7 ±0.1 (44,096  ±76) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.2% ±1.8% (683  ±236) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

19,374 ±64 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$189,700 ±$8,526 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

30.7% ±2.5% (16,370  ±1,317.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

94.1% ±4.5% (27,673  ±1,406.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
27.9% ±2.6% (8,208  ±791.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.9% (2,636  ±476) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

17.2% ±1.8% (5,613  ±615) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
5,613 Total veterans ±615 4,382 Male ±533 1,231 Female ±285

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