COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fries vs Pulaski
PLACE A
Fries, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Pulaski, Tennessee
Fries is 95% smaller than Pulaski. Pulaski earns more, with a median household income $15,482 higher. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -7%).
FRIESPULASKIDIFFERENCE
Total population4448,394−95% vs Pulaski
Population density6961,107−411
Population growth-7.0%6.7%−13.7 pts
Median age47.537.2+10.3
Male44.5%47.5%−3.0 pts
Female55.5%52.5%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.3%65.7%+17.6 pts
Black6.1%21.6%−15.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%3.3%+6.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other1.2%9.2%−8.0 pts
Median household income$33,056$48,538−$15,482
Per capita income$25,021$29,471−$4,450
Poverty rate17.0%25.7%−8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.482+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%20.8%−4.3 pts
Graduate degree4.3%5.4%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.3%7.2%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation42.0%53.5%−11.6 pts
Median home value$121,600$194,400−$72,800
Median gross rent$333$835−$502
Owner-occupied75.3%46.7%+28.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate45.5%14.5%+31.0 pts
Rent-burdened households38.9%37.4%+1.4 pts
Average commute23.224.5−1.3
Worked from home0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.6%8.1%−7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025