Demographics of Pulaski County, Kentucky

Pulaski County, Kentucky had 67,384 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,272 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

67,384
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,272 people.; 42.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,898 ±$1,971
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, Kentucky's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pulaski County, Kentucky'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, Kentucky's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pulaski County, Kentucky'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	65,112	100.0	100.0
2021	65,543	100.7	100.2
2022	65,787	101.0	100.7
2023	66,237	101.7	101.6
2024	66,959	102.8	102.5
2025	67,384	103.5	103.1

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Population of Pulaski County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	65,112	+78	−37	0	+108
2021	65,543	+431	−312	+6	+720
2022	65,787	+244	−353	+40	+564
2023	66,237	+450	−263	+89	+622
2024	66,959	+722	−239	+182	+776
2025	67,384	+425	−229	+64	+593

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.6: for men 40.6 ±0.9 and for women 43.9 ±0.5. 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	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	3,666 ±115	5.6% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,970 ±549	16.6% ±0.8	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,691 ±361	7.1% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,041 ±537	24.3% ±0.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,704 ±705	26.9% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,825 ±656	19.5% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,898 ±$1,971, and income per person $29,394 ±$1,486, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky 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	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	6,359 ±665	24.3% ±2.5	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,144 ±653	23.4% ±2.4	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,871 ±523	18.6% ±2.0	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,057 ±422	11.7% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,412 ±397	13.0% ±1.5	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,329 ±304	5.1% ±1.2	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,038 ±237	4.0% ±0.9	7.2% ±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	Kentucky	United States
All ages	12,724 ±1,387	19.7% ±2.1	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,278 ±531	23.1% ±3.5	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,871 ±773	17.7% ±2.3	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,575 ±509	20.9% ±2.8	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pulaski County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pulaski County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	31,722 ±48	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.6% ±1.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.4% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±1.8	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±2.4	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,900 ±$5,780	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$803 ±$38	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1982 ±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	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,040 ±0	3.1% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	60,802 ±271	92.3% ±0.4	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	549 ±123	0.8% ±0.2	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	535 ±164	0.8% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	15 to 93	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 236	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,823 ±347	2.8% ±0.5	3.9% ±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	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	48,308 ±1,044	73.3% ±1.6	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,174 ±1,029	24.5% ±1.6	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	65 to 253	0.1% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,256 ±288	1.9% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	699 ±248	1.1% ±0.4	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	557 ±270	0.8% ±0.4	2.8% ±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 Kentucky

14th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Pulaski County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Campbell County	95,441	+2.5%
Bullitt County	86,454	+5.0%
Oldham County	70,986	+4.8%
Christian County	70,115	−3.6%
McCracken County	67,553	−0.5%
Pulaski County	67,384	+3.5%
Laurel County	63,746	+1.6%
Scott County	62,262	+8.2%
Jessamine County	57,147	+7.7%
Pike County	54,721	−6.4%
Franklin County	52,649	+2.0%

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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