COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pulaski vs Christiansburg
PLACE A
Pulaski, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Christiansburg, Virginia
Pulaski is 63% smaller than Christiansburg. Christiansburg earns more, with a median household income $28,609 higher.
PULASKICHRISTIANSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population8,39422,442−63% vs Christiansburg
Population density1,1071,524−417
Population growth6.7%11.0%−4.3 pts
Median age37.239.2−2.0
Male47.5%48.9%−1.4 pts
Female52.5%51.1%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born2.3%5.7%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%82.6%−16.9 pts
Black21.6%5.9%+15.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%4.2%−0.9 pts
Asian0.2%3.5%−3.4 pts
Other9.2%3.7%+5.5 pts
Median household income$48,538$77,147−$28,609
Per capita income$29,471$42,322−$12,851
Poverty rate25.7%11.7%+14.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.427+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%44.7%−23.9 pts
Graduate degree5.4%21.1%−15.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%2.4%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation53.5%65.6%−12.1 pts
Median home value$194,400$252,600−$58,200
Median gross rent$835$1,181−$346
Owner-occupied46.7%59.8%−13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%9.0%+5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%36.0%+1.4 pts
Average commute24.518.1+6.4
Worked from home7.0%11.7%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured8.1%4.6%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025