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Pulaski County

Arkansas · 404,611 residents (2025 est.) · 758 sq mi
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Pulaski County is a county of 399,818 people in Arkansas. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $214,700. The foreign-born share is 6%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average. The median household earns $62,873, about 24% below the national median.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,873, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Pulaski County

What changed most since 1990

  • Black share26.3% → 36.7% (+10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
  • White share71.6% → 48.2% (−23.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 75 counties in Arkansas

  • 9th in household income$62,873
  • 1st in share with a bachelor's degree37.9%
  • 5th in home value$214,700
  • 2nd in diversity score78.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
399,818
+11%since 2000
from 361,474 in 2000
404,611 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
527 / sq mi
+11%since 2000
from 477 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.6
+7%since 2000
from 35.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
758 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
345K360K375K390K405K19902000201020202024Pulaski County
2024400K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(24,971)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(26,061)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(26,392)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(24,647)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(26,258)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.4%(57,400)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.1%(52,373)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(46,772)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.1%(48,279)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(40,905)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(18,229)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(7,531)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$62,873
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,120 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,670
+89%since 2000
from $21,466 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.0%
+15.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 13.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.506
+5%since 2010
from 0.482 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration6.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$214,700
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $82,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,080
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $539 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
57.0%
−3.9 ptssince 2000
from 60.9% in 2000
43.0% rent
Vacancy rate
10.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.27 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.37 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 21.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.5%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.4
+19%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62.9%(227,390)
Black31.7%(114,732)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(8,816)
Asian1.2%(4,440)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic48.2%(192,526)
Black36.7%(146,572)
Hispanic / Latino8.4%(33,418)
Asian2.2%(8,752)
Other4.6%(18,550)
Diversity Score
78
+14%since 2009
from 68 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
45
+2%since 2020
from 44 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.3%(21,285)
Central American1.8%(7,263)
Guatemalan0.9%(3,604)
Salvadoran0.5%(1,886)
South American0.3%(1,289)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,187)
Honduran0.3%(1,099)
Nicaraguan0.1%(566)
Chilean0.1%(366)
Venezuelan0.1%(361)
Cuban0.1%(310)
Spaniard0.1%(283)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0%(189)
Peruvian0%(180)
Ecuadorian0%(110)
Argentine0%(69)
Dominican0%(39)
Bolivian0%(14)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(2,802)
Filipino0.4%(1,600)
Chinese0.3%(1,045)
Korean0.2%(615)
Pakistani0.1%(552)
Vietnamese0.1%(508)
Thai0.1%(293)
Indonesian0.1%(217)
Hmong0%(139)
Cambodian0%(115)
Taiwanese0%(71)
Japanese0%(67)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(62)
Laotian0%(46)
Kazakh0%(24)
Malaysian0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(42)
Chamorro0%(18)
Fijian0%(14)
Guamanian0%(10)
Ancestry
English11%(43,905)
German7.8%(31,144)
Irish7.3%(28,995)
American5.6%(22,388)
Subsaharan African2.6%(10,354)
Scottish1.8%(7,261)
French1.4%(5,756)
Italian1.2%(4,703)
Scotch-Irish1%(3,907)
Polish0.7%(2,768)
British0.6%(2,228)
Welsh0.5%(1,922)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.4%(1,698)
Dutch0.4%(1,668)
Arab0.4%(1,513)
West Indian0.3%(1,341)
Swedish0.3%(1,213)
Czech0.2%(929)
Swiss0.2%(726)
Jamaican0.2%(686)
Nigerian0.2%(685)
Portuguese0.2%(628)
Russian0.1%(593)
Brazilian0.1%(419)
Danish0.1%(403)
Greek0.1%(401)
Palestinian0.1%(348)
Hungarian0.1%(284)
Egyptian0.1%(270)
Lithuanian0.1%(267)
Lebanese0.1%(259)
Iranian0.1%(256)
Romanian0.1%(241)
Syrian0.1%(229)
Turkish0%(185)
Austrian0%(166)
Finnish0%(162)
Canadian0%(157)
Ukrainian0%(139)
Croatian0%(133)
Moroccan0%(112)
Jordanian0%(111)
Belgian0%(111)
Ghanaian0%(111)
Haitian0%(97)
Guyanese0%(93)
Ethiopian0%(77)
Slovak0%(71)
Armenian0%(57)
Bulgarian0%(38)
Israeli0%(32)
Slovene0%(27)
Serbian0%(16)
Kenyan0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.9%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 28.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 84.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.4%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.3 min
+58%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.3%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 82.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.9%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.4%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 67.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.0%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 47.9% in 2009
Female
52.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 52.1% in 2009
Foreign born
6.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 13.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.7%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 15.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.5%
+16.5 ptssince 2017
from 73.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.5%
+5.1 ptssince 2020
from 90.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 85.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2016
from 92.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2016
from 4.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.1%(56,329)
Married48%(72,891)
Widowed2.7%(4,120)
Divorced12.1%(18,396)
Women 15+
Never married33.4%(56,919)
Married43.5%(74,272)
Widowed8%(13,696)
Divorced15.1%(25,771)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.7%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 15.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 49.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 25.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 41.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26%(6,310)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(6,444)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.7%(8,190)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(909)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(351)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 24,294 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Pulaski County, decade by decade

Pulaski County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990349,660$64,521$145,68423.5%52.3
2000361,474$69,441$149,74028.1%62.8
2010382,748$64,910$193,20030.7%71.1
2020399,125$64,153$195,13835.2%78.5
2024399,818$62,873$214,70037.9%78.0

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Pulaski County, Arkansas?

Pulaski County, Arkansas has about 399,818 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Pulaski County, Arkansas?

The typical household in Pulaski County, Arkansas earns about $62,873 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Pulaski County, Arkansas expensive?

In Pulaski County, Arkansas, the median home is worth about $214,700, and the typical rent is about $1,080 a month.

How educated are people in Pulaski County, Arkansas?

About 37.9% of adults age 25 and over in Pulaski County, Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Pulaski County, Arkansas?

About 16.7% of people in Pulaski County, Arkansas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Pulaski County, Arkansas grown since 1990?

Yes, Pulaski County, Arkansas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 50,158 residents, a change of about 14 percent over that period.

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