Pulaski County, Missouri

Pulaski County has a population of 53,894 and has grown 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,800, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $64,466.

Home price
$189,800
Income
$64,466
Population
53,894
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$189,800county
Median gross rent$1,112county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198030.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,180county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,062county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$809county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,477county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$64,466county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%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 home15.7%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government34.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$55,804county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(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 time19.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service5.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport11276county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths26.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(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 higher25.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.9%county
Public schools in the county20county
Public school enrollment8507county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible46.9%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.9%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.3%county

Place

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

Population53,894county
Land area in square miles547county
People per square mile of land98.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store35.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract29.9%county
Population change since 2020+0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age27.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over9.7%county
Share of households that are one person27.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.8%county
Second languages10.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents152county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in2,504county
Households that moved away2,545county
Average income of arriving households$53,158county
Average income of departing households$55,317county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year99county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature57.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.3 incounty
Annual snowfall12.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.27 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F41 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing86 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days194 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,203 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.4%county
Homes heated by propane13.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.9%county
Households with broadband84.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk26.7county
Landslide risk78.3county
Hail risk39.9county
Earthquake risk69.8county
Tornado risk61.5county
Tropical cyclone risk20.9county
Extreme heat risk89.8county
Winter weather risk72.6county
Strong wind risk65.5county
Wildfire risk62.5county

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 Missouri figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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