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Pulaski County, MO

53,894 Population
547.1 square miles 98.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,154 ±$1,467 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,466 ±$5,463 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.7% ±2.3% (5,498  ±987) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.6 minutes ±0.6 (458,465  ±34,225) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

16,851 ±445 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (43,935  ±52) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±1.8% (521  ±227) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,431 ±66 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$189,800 ±$13,331 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

30.7% ±2.7% (16,441  ±1,427.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.9% ±4.1% (27,757  ±1,315.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.8% ±2.3% (7,627  ±689.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.8% (2,610  ±425) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

18.9% ±1.6% (6,012  ±522) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
6,012 Total veterans ±522 4,672 Male ±498 1,340 Female ±312

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