COMPARING TWO PLACES
Independence vs Pulaski
PLACE A
Independence, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Pulaski, Tennessee
Independence is 21% larger than Pulaski. Independence earns more, with a median household income $36,837 higher. Independence has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 7%).
INDEPENDENCEPULASKIDIFFERENCE
Total population10,1958,394+21% vs Pulaski
Population density3,4061,107+2,299
Population growth14.4%6.7%+7.7 pts
Median age30.737.2−6.5
Male50.9%47.5%+3.3 pts
Female49.1%52.5%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born9.0%2.3%+6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.1%65.7%−12.7 pts
Black0.6%21.6%−21.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.5%3.3%+35.2 pts
Asian1.1%0.2%+1.0 pts
Other6.8%9.2%−2.5 pts
Median household income$85,375$48,538+$36,837
Per capita income$31,794$29,471+$2,323
Poverty rate12.5%25.7%−13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%20.8%+6.1 pts
Graduate degree6.2%5.4%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%7.2%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation69.2%53.5%+15.6 pts
Median home value$378,800$194,400+$184,400
Median gross rent$1,665$835+$830
Owner-occupied54.6%46.7%+7.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%14.5%−13.2 pts
Rent-burdened households47.1%37.4%+9.6 pts
Average commute24.924.5+0.5
Worked from home13.2%7.0%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%8.1%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025