Demographics of Pulaski County, Arkansas

Pulaski County, Arkansas had 404,611 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,359 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pulaski County, in four figures

404,611
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +5,359 people.; 37.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,873 ±$1,935
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Pulaski County, Arkansas's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pulaski County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Pulaski County, Arkansas's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pulaski County, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	399,252	100.0	100.0
2021	398,104	99.7	100.2
2022	400,246	100.2	100.7
2023	401,297	100.5	101.6
2024	403,394	101.0	102.5
2025	404,611	101.3	103.1

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Population of Pulaski County, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	399,252	+142	+101	+17	−119
2021	398,104	−1,148	+228	+169	−1,824
2022	400,246	+2,142	+429	+1,046	+864
2023	401,297	+1,051	+659	+1,215	−720
2024	403,394	+2,097	+545	+2,941	−1,337
2025	404,611	+1,217	+541	+1,246	−595

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±0.2: for men 36.1 ±0.2 and for women 38.9 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pulaski County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	24,971 ±59	6.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	68,207 ±1,638	17.1% ±0.4	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	35,151 ±1,110	8.8% ±0.3	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	109,773 ±1,671	27.5% ±0.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	95,051 ±1,543	23.8% ±0.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	66,665 ±1,788	16.7% ±0.4	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,873 ±$1,935, and income per person $40,670 ±$945, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pulaski County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	33,447 ±1,918	19.4% ±1.1	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	38,194 ±2,015	22.2% ±1.2	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	26,686 ±1,535	15.5% ±0.9	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	21,153 ±1,454	12.3% ±0.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	25,739 ±1,243	14.9% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11,427 ±737	6.6% ±0.4	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15,763 ±971	9.1% ±0.6	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pulaski County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	65,446 ±3,298	16.7% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	22,673 ±1,837	24.6% ±1.8	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	33,195 ±1,976	15.8% ±0.9	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,578 ±733	10.7% ±0.8	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pulaski County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pulaski County	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	193,408 ±125	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.1% ±0.7	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.9% ±0.7	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.0% ±1.1	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.0% ±1.1	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$214,700 ±$4,460	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,080 ±$18	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pulaski County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	33,418 ±0	8.4% ±<0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	192,526 ±1,061	48.2% ±0.3	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	146,572 ±1,421	36.7% ±0.4	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,752 ±479	2.2% ±0.1	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	735 ±181	0.2% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	164 ±17	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,200 ±435	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	16,451 ±1,928	4.1% ±0.5	6.3% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pulaski County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	260,462 ±3,409	65.1% ±0.9	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	111,733 ±3,275	27.9% ±0.8	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,338 ±643	0.8% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24,285 ±1,470	6.1% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,580 ±740	1.9% ±0.2	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16,705 ±1,518	4.2% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pulaski County among the counties of Arkansas

1st of 75 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Counties of Arkansas near Pulaski County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pulaski County	404,611	+1.3%
Benton County	332,554	+16.0%
Washington County	271,213	+9.9%
Faulkner County	133,979	+8.2%
Saline County	133,288	+7.6%
Sebastian County	130,641	+2.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026