COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lowgap vs Pulaski
PLACE A
Lowgap, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Pulaski, Tennessee
Lowgap is 97% smaller than Pulaski. Lowgap earns more, with a median household income $11,830 higher. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -18%).
LOWGAPPULASKIDIFFERENCE
Total population2648,394−97% vs Pulaski
Population density2321,107−875
Population growth-17.6%6.7%−24.3 pts
Median age46.637.2+9.4
Male56.1%47.5%+8.5 pts
Female43.9%52.5%−8.5 pts
Foreign-born3.0%2.3%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.2%65.7%−0.6 pts
Black0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino34.8%3.3%+31.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.0%9.2%−9.2 pts
Median household income$60,368$48,538+$11,830
Per capita income$19,734$29,471−$9,737
Poverty rate8.7%25.7%−17.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3030.482−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%20.8%−20.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate28.9%7.2%+21.7 pts
Labor force participation53.3%53.5%−0.3 pts
Median home value$163,500$194,400−$30,900
Median gross rent$763$835−$72
Owner-occupied50.5%46.7%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.8%14.5%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.4%−37.4 pts
Average commute63.724.5+39.2
Worked from home0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024