Demographics of Pulaski County, Indiana

Pulaski County, Indiana had 12,463 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −56 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

12,463
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −56 people.; 42.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,792 ±$3,419
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, Indiana's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pulaski County, Indiana'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, Indiana's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pulaski County, Indiana'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	12,519	100.0	100.0
2021	12,361	98.7	100.2
2022	12,434	99.3	100.7
2023	12,427	99.3	101.6
2024	12,433	99.3	102.5
2025	12,463	99.6	103.1

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Population of Pulaski County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	12,519	+1	−9	0	+7
2021	12,361	−158	−74	+7	−94
2022	12,434	+73	−94	+14	+156
2023	12,427	−7	−33	+14	+14
2024	12,433	+6	−38	+21	+22
2025	12,463	+30	−43	+13	+60

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±0.7: for men 42.1 ±1.0 and for women 43.5 ±1.0. 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	Indiana	United States
Under 5	695 ±57	5.6% ±0.5	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,051 ±191	16.5% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	935 ±152	7.5% ±1.2	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,844 ±214	22.9% ±1.7	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,257 ±193	26.2% ±1.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,659 ±252	21.4% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,792 ±$3,419, and income per person $32,382 ±$2,176, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana 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	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	792 ±164	16.0% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,119 ±190	22.6% ±3.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	985 ±186	19.9% ±3.7	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	685 ±149	13.8% ±3.0	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	786 ±138	15.9% ±2.7	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	316 ±102	6.4% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	267 ±98	5.4% ±2.0	8.2% ±0.1	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	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,479 ±253	12.1% ±2.1	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	326 ±106	12.3% ±3.8	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	709 ±142	11.6% ±2.3	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	444 ±144	12.8% ±4.1	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pulaski County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pulaski County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	5,850 ±24	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±2.7	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.6% ±3.9	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.4% ±4.4	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,400 ±$5,459	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$772 ±$69	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±4	1976 ±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	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	526 ±0	4.2% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,355 ±85	91.3% ±0.7	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to 0.5%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17 to 75	0.1% to 0.6%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	464 ±95	3.7% ±0.8	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	9,912 ±227	79.7% ±1.8	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,218 ±243	17.8% ±2.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	307 ±113	2.5% ±0.9	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	51 to 155	0.4% to 1.2%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	100 to 308	0.8% to 2.5%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pulaski County among the counties of Indiana

83rd of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Pulaski County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Parke County	16,642	+3.0%
Brown County	15,777	+1.9%
Vermillion County	15,488	+0.6%
Tipton County	15,319	−0.5%
Newton County	14,188	+2.9%
Pulaski County	12,463	−0.4%
Pike County	12,003	−2.0%
Blackford County	11,730	−3.1%
Crawford County	10,509	−0.2%
Switzerland County	10,037	+3.0%
Martin County	9,856	+0.5%

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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