Pulaski County, Georgia

Pulaski County has a population of 9,939 and has grown 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $157,600, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $50,406.

Home price
$157,600
Income
$50,406
Population
9,939
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$157,600county
Median gross rent$883county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198042.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,003county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$858county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,280county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$50,406county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate16.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.1%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.8%county
Share of workers employed by government21.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$37,715county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.93%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station104 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths10.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.7%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1320county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,939county
Land area in square miles249county
People per square mile of land39.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.2%county
Share of households that are one person35.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages5.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents223county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in309county
Households that moved away226county
Average income of arriving households$43,951county
Average income of departing households$45,513county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year68county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F79 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing40 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days245 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 15county
Average first fall frostNov 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use989 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.7%county
Homes heated by propane9.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband73.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk20.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk82.6county
Landslide risk8.2county
Hail risk28.2county
Earthquake risk44.6county
Tornado risk27.9county
Tropical cyclone risk74.3county
Extreme heat risk55.1county
Winter weather risk2.7county
Strong wind risk66.6county
Wildfire risk56.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Pulaski County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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