COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pulaski vs Blacksburg
PLACE A
Pulaski, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Blacksburg, South Carolina
Pulaski is 327% larger than Blacksburg. Pulaski earns more, with a median household income $16,446 higher.
PULASKIBLACKSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population8,3941,965+327% vs Blacksburg
Population density1,1071,050+57
Population growth6.7%2.2%+4.5 pts
Median age37.233.8+3.4
Male47.5%39.8%+7.7 pts
Female52.5%60.2%−7.7 pts
Foreign-born2.3%6.0%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%62.3%+3.4 pts
Black21.6%17.0%+4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%13.4%−10.2 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other9.2%7.2%+2.0 pts
Median household income$48,538$32,092+$16,446
Per capita income$29,471$21,247+$8,224
Poverty rate25.7%31.4%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.529−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%13.3%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree5.4%4.1%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%10.5%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation53.5%59.2%−5.6 pts
Median home value$194,400$157,400+$37,000
Median gross rent$835$834+$1
Owner-occupied46.7%41.5%+5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%18.7%−4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%57.5%−20.1 pts
Average commute24.530.3−5.8
Worked from home7.0%7.9%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%13.5%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025