COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pulaski vs Columbia
PLACE A
Pulaski, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Pulaski is 19% smaller than Columbia. Columbia earns more, with a median household income $5,899 higher. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
PULASKICOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population8,39410,314−19% vs Columbia
Population density1,1074,273−3,165
Population growth6.7%-1.9%+8.6 pts
Median age37.241.8−4.6
Male47.5%54.6%−7.1 pts
Female52.5%45.4%+7.1 pts
Foreign-born2.3%3.4%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%66.1%−0.3 pts
Black21.6%7.7%+13.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%22.9%−19.6 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other9.2%3.4%+5.9 pts
Median household income$48,538$54,437−$5,899
Per capita income$29,471$33,896−$4,425
Poverty rate25.7%21.4%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.450+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%17.4%+3.5 pts
Graduate degree5.4%5.4%Even
Unemployment rate7.2%3.2%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation53.5%60.4%−6.8 pts
Median home value$194,400$196,500−$2,100
Median gross rent$835$1,075−$240
Owner-occupied46.7%52.8%−6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%7.5%+7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%56.9%−19.5 pts
Average commute24.523.7+0.7
Worked from home7.0%5.9%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured8.1%5.3%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025