COMPARING TWO PLACES
Narrows vs Pulaski
PLACE A
Narrows, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Pulaski, Tennessee
Narrows is 76% smaller than Pulaski. Narrows earns more, with a median household income $14,170 higher.
NARROWSPULASKIDIFFERENCE
Total population2,0368,394−76% vs Pulaski
Population density1,6071,107+500
Population growth3.2%6.7%−3.5 pts
Median age36.937.2−0.3
Male50.5%47.5%+3.0 pts
Female49.5%52.5%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.4%2.3%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.3%65.7%+31.6 pts
Black0.5%21.6%−21.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%3.3%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.5%9.2%−8.8 pts
Median household income$62,708$48,538+$14,170
Per capita income$29,907$29,471+$436
Poverty rate7.1%25.7%−18.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%20.8%−1.1 pts
Graduate degree6.1%5.4%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%7.2%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation58.1%53.5%+4.5 pts
Median home value$119,400$194,400−$75,000
Median gross rent$931$835+$96
Owner-occupied78.2%46.7%+31.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%14.5%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households20.1%37.4%−17.3 pts
Average commute27.824.5+3.4
Worked from home6.0%7.0%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.2%8.1%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025