COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Pulaski County

Georgia · 9,588 residents · 249 sq mi

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Pulaski County is home to 9,588 people in Georgia. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 25%. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $71,400. Median rent is $369 a month. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,588

+18%since 1990

from 8,108 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

+5%since 1990

from 35.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

249 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(613)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.3%(606)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(609)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197%(667)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.4%(613)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.9%(1,425)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.2%(1,550)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.4%(1,288)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.9%(945)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747%(673)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.4%(422)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(177)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,895

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,376 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,435

+46%since 1990

from $11,265 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

16.4%

−7.9 ptssince 1990

from 24.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,400

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $46,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$369

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $235 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

73.6%

+3.1 ptssince 1990

from 70.5% in 1990

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.7%(5,324)

Black32.5%(2,632)

Hispanic / Latino2%(164)

Asian0.3%(24)

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.9%(5,932)

Black33.9%(3,249)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(270)

Asian0.3%(32)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(181)

Central American1.7%(173)

Guatemalan1.7%(173)

South American0.4%(44)

Venezuelan0.4%(44)

Cuban0.4%(35)

Puerto Rican0.3%(34)

Spaniard0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(45)

Japanese0.4%(39)

Ancestry

American10.4%(1,030)

English9.3%(929)

Irish5.6%(558)

German3.9%(383)

Scottish3.2%(319)

Subsaharan African1.7%(172)

Dutch0.8%(82)

Italian0.7%(69)

British0.4%(44)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(33)

West Indian0.3%(31)

Jamaican0.3%(31)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

French0.3%(25)

Welsh0.2%(23)

Swedish0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(12)

Czech0.1%(9)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

Polish0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

+2.2 ptssince 1990

from 10.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

73.4%

+12.8 ptssince 1990

from 60.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−0.7 ptssince 1990

from 5.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

−16%since 1990

from 19.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28.7%(894)

Married61.3%(1,911)

Widowed1.4%(45)

Divorced8.5%(266)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(987)

Married54.2%(2,517)

Widowed14.1%(656)

Divorced10.4%(483)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% 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)24.8%(251)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.9%(334)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.3%(419)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,014 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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