COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pulaski County

Arkansas · 349,660 residents · 758 sq mi

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With 349,660 people, Pulaski County is a county in Arkansas. Households here earn about 27% more than in Arkansas as a whole. Median home value sits at $60,700. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $26,883, about 11% below the national median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

349,660

−3%vs 2000

vs 361,474 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

758 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024400K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(26,440)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(25,805)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(24,889)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(24,178)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(25,348)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(64,843)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(55,393)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(35,349)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(27,322)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(23,398)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(12,649)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(4,046)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,883

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,120 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,760

−36%vs 2000

vs $21,466 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,700

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $539 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.9% in 2000

39.6% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.2%(252,500)

Black26.4%(92,355)

Hispanic / Latino1%(3,671)

Asian0.7%(2,498)

Other0.7%(2,307)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Panamanian0%(99)

Argentine0%(69)

Dominican0%(39)

Bolivian0%(14)

Costa Rican0%(9)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(56)

Sri Lankan0%(48)

Laotian0%(46)

Kazakh0%(24)

Malaysian0%(16)

Mongolian0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(120)

Marshallese0%(62)

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)

French Canadian0.2%(635)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(37)

Israeli0%(32)

Slovene0%(27)

Macedonian0%(16)

Serbian0%(16)

Kenyan0%(12)

Barbadian0%(6)

Australian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.5%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 12.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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