COMPARING TWO PLACES
Northfork vs Pulaski
PLACE A
Northfork, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Pulaski, Tennessee
Northfork is 98% smaller than Pulaski. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -46%).
NORTHFORKPULASKIDIFFERENCE
Total population2028,394−98% vs Pulaski
Population density2101,107−898
Population growth-46.2%6.7%−52.9 pts
Median age51.337.2+14.1
Male27.2%47.5%−20.3 pts
Female72.8%52.5%+20.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.6%65.7%−36.2 pts
Black69.8%21.6%+48.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other0.6%9.2%−8.7 pts
Median household income$50,208$48,538+$1,670
Per capita income$25,477$29,471−$3,994
Poverty rate20.2%25.7%−5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.482−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%20.8%−6.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation40.1%53.5%−13.4 pts
Median home value$33,700$194,400−$160,700
Median gross rent$608$835−$227
Owner-occupied91.5%46.7%+44.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate63.0%14.5%+48.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.4%−37.4 pts
Average commute20.024.5−4.5
Worked from home14.9%7.0%+7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.1%8.1%−5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025