COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pulaski vs West Lafayette
PLACE A
Pulaski, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
West Lafayette, Ohio
Pulaski is 245% larger than West Lafayette. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
PULASKIWEST LAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,3942,430+245% vs West Lafayette
Population density1,1072,819−1,712
Population growth6.7%4.1%+2.6 pts
Median age37.239.2−2.0
Male47.5%50.6%−3.1 pts
Female52.5%49.4%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%95.8%−30.1 pts
Black21.6%0.6%+21.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%2.5%+0.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other9.2%1.2%+8.1 pts
Median household income$48,538$49,261−$723
Per capita income$29,471$24,584+$4,887
Poverty rate25.7%31.7%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%14.7%+6.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%1.4%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%3.2%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation53.5%60.0%−6.4 pts
Median home value$194,400$101,900+$92,500
Median gross rent$835$719+$116
Owner-occupied46.7%74.2%−27.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%2.3%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%42.8%−5.4 pts
Average commute24.523.2+1.3
Worked from home7.0%1.5%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%4.0%+4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025