COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pulaski County

Kentucky · 49,489 residents · 658 sq mi

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Pulaski County is home to 49,489 people in Kentucky. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $44,400. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 22.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median household earns $18,198, about 40% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

49,489

−12%vs 2000

vs 56,217 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

658 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202466K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(3,082)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(3,261)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(3,652)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(3,724)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(3,258)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(7,641)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(7,550)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(5,236)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(5,038)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(4,184)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(2,243)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(620)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,198

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,370 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,209

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,352 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.7%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,400

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $360 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(54,457)

Black1.1%(602)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(454)

Asian0.4%(201)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(48,503)

Black1.5%(722)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(262)

Asian0.2%(103)

Other0.3%(161)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(1,013)

Cuban0.7%(431)

Dominican0.3%(225)

Central American0.2%(124)

Guatemalan0.2%(107)

South American0.1%(50)

Colombian0.1%(37)

Puerto Rican0%(32)

Honduran0%(12)

Peruvian0%(12)

Panamanian0%(5)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(147)

Japanese0.2%(136)

Filipino0.1%(86)

Chinese0.1%(70)

Taiwanese0.1%(45)

Cambodian0%(32)

Asian Indian0%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(23)

Ancestry

English17.3%(11,417)

American15.1%(9,922)

German10.5%(6,891)

Irish9.9%(6,495)

Scottish2%(1,289)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(1,025)

Italian1.4%(943)

French1.1%(715)

Polish0.9%(581)

Welsh0.7%(456)

Dutch0.6%(392)

Swedish0.3%(227)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(196)

Norwegian0.3%(167)

Ukrainian0.2%(125)

British0.1%(87)

Swiss0.1%(87)

Austrian0.1%(48)

Hungarian0.1%(43)

West Indian0.1%(42)

Russian0.1%(34)

Portuguese0%(30)

Greek0%(29)

Arab0%(28)

Jamaican0%(28)

Danish0%(17)

Lebanese0%(16)

Czech0%(15)

Haitian0%(14)

Egyptian0%(12)

Lithuanian0%(11)

Finnish0%(10)

Syrian0%(7)

Brazilian0%(6)

Belgian0%(4)

Croatian0%(3)

Canadian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.2%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married29.7%(7,792)

Married51.3%(13,478)

Widowed4.6%(1,203)

Divorced14.4%(3,784)

Women 15+

Never married20.1%(5,557)

Married50.6%(14,026)

Widowed12.8%(3,539)

Divorced16.5%(4,584)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% 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)19.3%(755)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(966)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(1,491)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(244)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,911 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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