COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pulaski vs New Castle
PLACE A
Pulaski, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Pulaski is 60% smaller than New Castle. Pulaski earns more, with a median household income $6,319 higher. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -6%).
PULASKINEW CASTLEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,39421,175−60% vs New Castle
Population density1,1072,549−1,442
Population growth6.7%-5.8%+12.5 pts
Median age37.239.5−2.3
Male47.5%46.8%+0.7 pts
Female52.5%53.2%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born2.3%1.5%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%75.7%−10.0 pts
Black21.6%10.8%+10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%4.2%−0.9 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other9.2%9.3%−0.1 pts
Median household income$48,538$42,219+$6,319
Per capita income$29,471$24,415+$5,056
Poverty rate25.7%28.0%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.440+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%16.3%+4.6 pts
Graduate degree5.4%3.0%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%12.5%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation53.5%53.9%−0.3 pts
Median home value$194,400$77,400+$117,000
Median gross rent$835$741+$94
Owner-occupied46.7%54.8%−8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%11.4%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%52.1%−14.6 pts
Average commute24.522.3+2.1
Worked from home7.0%11.8%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured8.1%5.9%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025