Pullman is a city of 32,229 people in Washington. This skews young, with a median age of 23.2. 32% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 61% of adults have a four-year degree. People stay put here: 66% were in the same home a year ago. The poverty rate is 30.4%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,812, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
61% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pullman
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree65.8% → 61.4%(−4.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$193,206 → $424,800(+120%)US over the same years: +67%
Pullman's population equals 69% of Whitman County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 39% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 44% 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)28.6%(211)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.5%(188)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.4%(121)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 737 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
Pullman, decade by decade
Pullman 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
23,479
$42,928
$193,206
65.8%
29.7
2000
24,675
$37,621
$251,388
65.3%
41.0
2010
29,799
$36,840
$328,713
65.8%
50.0
2020
32,901
$38,874
$348,704
62.6%
65.3
2024
32,229
$46,812
$424,800
61.4%
63.2
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.
