Pulaski County is home to 53,894 people in Missouri. The median age is 27.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. People stay put here: 69% were in the same home a year ago. Growth has run 31% since 2000, or 12,729 more people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $189,800. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,466, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pulaski County
What changed most since 1990
White share78.4% → 68.5%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)51.3%(3,087)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.1%(2,110)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.8%(1,368)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.5%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,012 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
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
41,307
$51,743
$120,483
12.8%
45.6
2000
41,165
$62,386
$129,155
18.8%
50.7
2010
52,274
$62,082
$172,916
18.4%
56.7
2020
53,955
$70,815
$194,775
27.7%
66.0
2024
53,894
$64,466
$189,800
25.8%
62.7
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.
