Pulaski County is a county of 33,687 people in Virginia. At a median age of 46.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 33%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $191,700.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,028, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pulaski County
What changed most since 1990
White share93.5% → 89.3%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.8 → 46.8(+10.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.5% → 20.8%(+9.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)18.8%(425)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.9%(653)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.2%(885)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,259 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
34,496
$55,967
$125,284
11.5%
15.4
2000
35,127
$61,705
$136,988
12.5%
18.6
2010
34,872
$59,216
$174,211
13.9%
19.6
2020
33,800
$65,073
$189,805
19.7%
28.0
2024
33,687
$62,028
$191,700
20.8%
24.8
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.
