Demographics of Pulaski city, Tennessee

Pulaski city, Tennessee had 8,394 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +20 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pulaski city, in four figures

8,394
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,285 ±25.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +20 people.; 37.2 ±7.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,538 ±$8,117
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pulaski city, Tennessee's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pulaski city, Tennessee'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Pulaski city, Tennessee's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pulaski city, Tennessee'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	8,374	100.0	100.0
2021	8,257	98.6	100.2
2022	8,284	98.9	100.7
2023	8,341	99.6	101.6
2024	8,281	98.9	102.5
2025	8,394	100.2	103.1

Population of Pulaski city, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,374	—
2021	8,257	−117
2022	8,284	+27
2023	8,341	+57
2024	8,281	−60
2025	8,394	+113

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±7.3: for men 36.5 ±11.9 and for women 37.6 ±7.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pulaski city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	556 ±182	6.7% ±2.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,037 ±251	12.5% ±3.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,046 ±240	12.6% ±2.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,137 ±363	25.8% ±4.4	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,798 ±338	21.7% ±4.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,711 ±280	20.7% ±3.4	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,538 ±$8,117, and income per person $29,471 ±$4,080, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pulaski city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,067 ±274	30.6% ±7.5	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	733 ±204	21.0% ±5.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	749 ±193	21.5% ±5.3	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	306 ±132	8.8% ±3.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	164 to 520	4.8% to 14.9%	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	108 to 326	3.1% to 9.3%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20 to 118	0.6% to 3.4%	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	1,958 ±577	25.7% ±7.6	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	692 ±257	45.2% ±13.0	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,050 ±288	25.9% ±6.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	79 to 353	4.1% to 17.2%	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pulaski city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pulaski city	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	4,076 ±288	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±0.5	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±5.8	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.7% ±6.3	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.3% ±8.2	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$194,400 ±$42,293	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$835 ±$43	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	81 to 461	1.0% to 5.6%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,447 ±324	65.7% ±3.9	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,788 ±297	21.6% ±3.6	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.4%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	747 ±336	9.0% ±4.1	3.7% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	5,318 ±395	64.2% ±4.8	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,695 ±404	32.5% ±4.9	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 179	0% to 2.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	95 to 285	1.1% to 3.4%	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	93 to 281	1.1% to 3.4%	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 city among the places of Tennessee

76th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Places of Tennessee near Pulaski city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bloomingdale CDP	9,292 ±1,170
Signal Mountain town	8,860 ±34
Covington city	8,587 ±22
Jefferson City city	8,579 ±44
Thompson's Station town	8,294 ±19
Pulaski city	8,285 ±25
Milan city	8,244 ±22
Harrison CDP	8,011 ±1,093
Lexington city	7,962 ±17
Humboldt city	7,787 ±45
Ripley city	7,658 ±35

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Tennessee by poverty rate
No. 4 Places in Tennessee by median age
No. 34 Places by poverty rate
No. 45 Places in Tennessee by per capita income
No. 53 Places in Tennessee by median household income
No. 54 Places in Tennessee by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026