COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beckley vs Pulaski
PLACE A
Beckley, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Pulaski, Tennessee
Beckley is 95% larger than Pulaski. Pulaski earns more, with a median household income $2,712 higher. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
BECKLEYPULASKIDIFFERENCE
Total population16,3738,394+95% vs Pulaski
Population density1,7241,107+616
Population growth-1.9%6.7%−8.6 pts
Median age42.337.2+5.1
Male48.8%47.5%+1.2 pts
Female51.2%52.5%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born3.0%2.3%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.6%65.7%+4.9 pts
Black16.5%21.6%−5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%3.3%+0.3 pts
Asian2.7%0.2%+2.5 pts
Other6.7%9.2%−2.6 pts
Median household income$45,826$48,538−$2,712
Per capita income$31,431$29,471+$1,960
Poverty rate28.9%25.7%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5360.482+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%20.8%+8.3 pts
Graduate degree12.0%5.4%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%7.2%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation50.4%53.5%−3.2 pts
Median home value$158,000$194,400−$36,400
Median gross rent$869$835+$34
Owner-occupied55.4%46.7%+8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.3%14.5%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households51.1%37.4%+13.7 pts
Average commute16.524.5−8.0
Worked from home7.3%7.0%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.0%8.1%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025