COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bastian vs Pulaski
PLACE A
Bastian, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Pulaski, Tennessee
Bastian is 96% smaller than Pulaski. Pulaski earns more, with a median household income $6,827 higher.
BASTIANPULASKIDIFFERENCE
Total population3748,394−96% vs Pulaski
Population density3181,107−789
Population growth–6.7%–
Median age68.537.2+31.3
Male62.0%47.5%+14.5 pts
Female38.0%52.5%−14.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%65.7%+34.3 pts
Black0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
Median household income$41,711$48,538−$6,827
Per capita income$34,775$29,471+$5,304
Poverty rate0.0%25.7%−25.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3000.482−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%20.8%+1.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation40.3%53.5%−13.2 pts
Median home value$162,100$194,400−$32,300
Median gross rent–$835–
Owner-occupied70.6%46.7%+23.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.7%14.5%+17.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.4%−37.4 pts
Average commute28.724.5+4.3
Worked from home45.0%7.0%+38.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024