COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pulaski vs Paducah
PLACE A
Pulaski, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Paducah, Texas
Pulaski is 795% larger than Paducah. Pulaski earns more, with a median household income $11,663 higher. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -10%).
PULASKIPADUCAHDIFFERENCE
Total population8,394938+795% vs Paducah
Population density1,107623+485
Population growth6.7%-10.4%+17.1 pts
Median age37.244.6−7.4
Male47.5%49.0%−1.5 pts
Female52.5%51.0%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born2.3%2.4%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%34.4%+31.4 pts
Black21.6%3.0%+18.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%53.3%−50.0 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other9.2%9.4%−0.1 pts
Median household income$48,538$36,875+$11,663
Per capita income$29,471$26,115+$3,356
Poverty rate25.7%21.7%+4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.536−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%20.0%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree5.4%5.5%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%16.3%−9.1 pts
Labor force participation53.5%53.7%−0.1 pts
Median home value$194,400$49,000+$145,400
Median gross rent$835$256+$579
Owner-occupied46.7%80.6%−33.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%34.7%−20.1 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%16.9%+20.6 pts
Average commute24.517.8+6.6
Worked from home7.0%2.5%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%11.8%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025