COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pulaski vs Wytheville
PLACE A
Pulaski, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Wytheville, Virginia
Pulaski and Wytheville are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Pulaski has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
PULASKIWYTHEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,3948,128+3% vs Wytheville
Population density1,107561+546
Population growth6.7%0.7%+6.0 pts
Median age37.246.1−8.9
Male47.5%49.2%−1.7 pts
Female52.5%50.8%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born2.3%3.2%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.7%89.1%−23.4 pts
Black21.6%3.3%+18.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%2.8%+0.5 pts
Asian0.2%2.5%−2.3 pts
Other9.2%2.3%+6.9 pts
Median household income$48,538$47,270+$1,268
Per capita income$29,471$35,835−$6,364
Poverty rate25.7%21.2%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.535−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%24.7%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree5.4%11.3%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%2.4%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation53.5%52.7%+0.8 pts
Median home value$194,400$196,800−$2,400
Median gross rent$835$760+$75
Owner-occupied46.7%56.1%−9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%11.2%+3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%43.9%−6.4 pts
Average commute24.517.6+6.9
Worked from home7.0%8.4%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%4.2%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025