COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pulaski County

Illinois · 7,523 residents · 199 sq mi

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Pulaski County is home to 7,523 people in Illinois. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 52%. The poverty rate is 30.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $23,400. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,523

+2%vs 2000

vs 7,348 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

199 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(544)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(687)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(606)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(526)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(344)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(1,067)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410%(755)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(852)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(727)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(755)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(450)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(210)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,625

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,361 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,479

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,325 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.2%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,400

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$212

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $305 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.8%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

24.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.9%(4,841)

Black30.6%(2,249)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(107)

Asian0.9%(68)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.8%(5,028)

Black32.9%(2,475)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(30)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.2%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(33)

Central American0.2%(10)

Salvadoran0.2%(10)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German15.4%(771)

Irish9.2%(461)

English5.9%(294)

American4.4%(221)

Italian1.3%(65)

Scottish0.5%(26)

Arab0.5%(24)

French0.5%(24)

Swedish0.4%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(21)

Slovak0.4%(18)

Subsaharan African0.4%(18)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(17)

Polish0.2%(12)

Welsh0.2%(12)

Austrian0.1%(7)

British0.1%(5)

Lithuanian0.1%(4)

Serbian0.1%(4)

Hungarian0%(2)

Norwegian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.8%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married37.3%(794)

Married45.7%(973)

Widowed6.2%(132)

Divorced10.8%(231)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(580)

Married41.7%(859)

Widowed14.1%(291)

Divorced16%(330)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 11.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.0%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.2%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.7%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% 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)5.7%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(69)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.7%(232)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.5%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 458 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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