COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pulaski vs Radford
PLACE A
Pulaski, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Radford, Virginia
Pulaski is 51% smaller than Radford. Radford earns more, with a median household income $8,810 higher. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
PULASKIRADFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population8,39417,243−51% vs Radford
Population density1,1071,782−675
Population growth6.7%-2.1%+8.8 pts
Median age37.223.3+13.9
Male47.5%44.3%+3.2 pts
Female52.5%55.7%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born2.3%2.1%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%80.9%−15.2 pts
Black21.6%9.2%+12.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%4.4%−1.1 pts
Asian0.2%2.4%−2.3 pts
Other9.2%3.0%+6.2 pts
Median household income$48,538$57,348−$8,810
Per capita income$29,471$26,815+$2,656
Poverty rate25.7%28.7%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.505−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%37.9%−17.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%18.7%−13.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%8.1%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation53.5%61.0%−7.5 pts
Median home value$194,400$220,700−$26,300
Median gross rent$835$1,033−$198
Owner-occupied46.7%42.3%+4.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%14.2%+0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%51.6%−14.1 pts
Average commute24.518.3+6.2
Worked from home7.0%5.3%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.1%4.9%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025