With 8,285 people, Pulaski is a city in Tennessee. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. 25.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 2%. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 30%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,538, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pulaski
What changed most since 1990
White share72.0% → 65.7%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants55.1% → 46.7%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.2% → 3.3%(+3.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Giles County
Pulaski's population equals 27% of Giles County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 54% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 19% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.9%(189)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(227)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.2%(263)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 655 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pulaski, decade by decade
Pulaski population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,895
$42,551
$110,163
9.3%
51.5
2000
7,871
$50,021
$126,059
11.0%
55.1
2010
7,870
$34,074
$132,780
10.9%
56.2
2020
8,397
$46,967
$127,506
17.0%
62.4
2024
8,285
$48,538
$194,400
20.8%
63.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
