Pulaski County, Virginia

Pulaski County has a population of 33,687 and has shrunk 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $191,700, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $62,028.

Home price
$191,700
Income
$62,028
Population
33,687
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$191,700county
Median gross rent$813county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198060.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$921county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$840county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,252county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$62,028county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate14.4%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 home6.2%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government19.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$56,131county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.63%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(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 time23.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport382103county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 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 station42 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths11.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(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 higher20.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3864county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible91.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population33,687county
Land area in square miles320county
People per square mile of land105.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store12.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.1%county
Population change since 2020-0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.9%county
Share of households that are one person34.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents246county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in779county
Households that moved away754county
Average income of arriving households$55,326county
Average income of departing households$53,870county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year55county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.5 incounty
Annual snowfall11.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.17 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing109 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days177 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.0¢county
Household electricity use1,048 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.7%county
Homes heated by propane3.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.5%county
Homes heated by wood3.8%county
Households with broadband81.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk65.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.3county
Landslide risk87.6county
Hail risk27.4county
Earthquake risk68.0county
Tornado risk17.7county
Tropical cyclone risk51.9county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk46.3county
Strong wind risk44.9county
Wildfire risk25.9county

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

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