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Pulaski County, Missouri (MO)

County population in 2022: 53,931 (56% urban, 44% rural); it was 41,165 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,385
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,849
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,789
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,770 (it was 5,644 in 2000)
% of renters here:

42%
State:

31%

Land area: 547 sq. mi.

Water area: 4.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 99 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Pulaski County: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.4%), Public administration (16.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (13.7%), Retail trade (13.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 41%
  • Government: 56%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Pulaski County, MO (2022)
    • 36,70367.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6,49011.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 4,9669.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,0637.5%Two or more races
    • 1,3982.6%Asian alone
    • 3440.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 3020.6%Some other race alone
    • 1970.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

27.9 years
Missouri median age:

39.1 years
Males: 30,052  (55.7%)
Females: 23,879  (44.3%)
Average household size:
Pulaski County:

2.0 people
Missouri:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,488 ($34,247 in 1999)
This county:

$61,488
Missouri:

$64,811

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $875 (lower quartile is $582, upper quartile is $1,204)
This county:

$875
State:

$757


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,795 (it was $70,900 in 2000)
Pulaski:

$196,795
Missouri:

$221,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,182 - $260,285

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $202,657
Here:

$202,657
State:

$278,068

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,695
Here:

$153,695
State:

$260,773

In 2-unit structures: $180,424
Here:

$180,424
State:

$172,667

Mobile homes: $71,874
Here:

$71,874
State:

$95,912

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $19,806
Here:

$19,806
State:

$113,560

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,257
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $431

Institutionalized population: 238

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 19
  • Burglaries: 30
  • Thefts: 63
  • Auto thefts: 17

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 11
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 38
  • Burglaries: 34
  • Thefts: 121
  • Auto thefts: 22
Pulaski County, MO map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 63 buildings, average cost: $155,000
  • 2021: 61 buildings, average cost: $152,300
  • 2020: 55 buildings, average cost: $151,100
  • 2019: 50 buildings, average cost: $149,300
  • 2018: 49 buildings, average cost: $151,600
  • 2017: 54 buildings, average cost: $151,700
  • 2016: 49 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2015: 49 buildings, average cost: $154,900
  • 2014: 72 buildings, average cost: $119,500
  • 2013: 29 buildings, average cost: $155,000
  • 2012: 49 buildings, average cost: $160,700
  • 2011: 70 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2010: 54 buildings, average cost: $141,300
  • 2009: 136 buildings, average cost: $153,400
  • 2008: 89 buildings, average cost: $147,300
  • 2007: 98 buildings, average cost: $129,200
  • 2006: 126 buildings, average cost: $152,000
  • 2005: 141 buildings, average cost: $136,300
  • 2004: 82 buildings, average cost: $139,700
  • 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2002: 40 buildings, average cost: $119,000
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $104,400
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $107,400
  • 1999: 26 buildings, average cost: $107,900
  • 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $90,600
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $82,500
Number of permits per 10,000 Pulaski, MO residents
Average permit cost in Pulaski, MO

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,190 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $843 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Pulaski, MO in 2022
Distribution of house value in Pulaski, MO in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Pulaski, MO in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.9%
Pulaski County:

14.9%
Missouri:

13.2%
(12.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.0% for Black residents, 14.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.1% for American Indian residents, 20.6% for other race residents, 18.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 27.9 years old
(Males: 25.0 years old, Females: 31.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 30.3 years old, Black residents: 23.5 years old, American Indian residents: 24.7 years old, Asian residents: 40.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.2 years old, Other race residents: 24.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pulaski County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $476 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Leonard Wood, St. John, Waynesville, St. Robert, Richland, Dixon, Crocker.

Pulaski County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Craig County, Virginia , Finney County, Kansas , Floyd County, Kentucky , Pratt County, Kansas , Rice County, Kansas , Nicholas County, Kentucky .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Missouri:

2.8%

Unemployment by year in Pulaski, MO
County total employment by year in Pulaski, MO
County average yearly wages by year in Pulaski, MO

Current college students: 2,825
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,772 (53.8% naturalized citizens)

Pulaski County:

5.1%
Whole state:

4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1,2772010 or later
  • 6752000 to 2009
  • 2301990 to 1999
  • 4681980 to 1989
  • 4411970 to 1979
  • 492Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.7%

Pulaski County marital status for males Pulaski County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 12,181
  • One, attached: 1,463
  • Two: 1,204
  • 3 or 4: 1,481
  • 5 to 9: 286
  • 10 to 19: 360
  • 20 to 49: 291
  • 50 or more: 147
  • Mobile homes: 2,002
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Pulaski County with a mortgage: 5,403 (251 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 114 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133

Here:

3.6% with mortgage
State:

98.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Pulaski County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant15,86275
Other1,3273
Mainline Protestant9795
Catholic4524
Black Protestant1801
None33,474-
Pulaski County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Pulaski County:

1.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:

0.60 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
Pulaski County:

5.19 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:

4.34 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 30
This county:

6.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.37 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Pulaski County:

8.0%
Missouri:

8.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Pulaski County:

31.9%
State:

29.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.7%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Pulaski County:

Average size of farms: 247 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19,275
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $53.78
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.81%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 87.70%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $19,162
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.83%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,684
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.11
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.40%
Corn for grain: 447 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 227 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 408 harvested acres
Vegetables: 44 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Pulaski County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 459% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 278.7 miles away from Pulaski County center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 153.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 158.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 238.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 299.6 miles away from Pulaski County center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 184.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4451, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 11, 2017, FEMA Id: 4317, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4250: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4250, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3374: January 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 3374, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 02, 2013 to August 14, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4144: September 06, 2013, FEMA Id: 4144, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1980: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1980, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Missouri Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1961: March 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1961, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1847: June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: 1847, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Pulaski County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Storms: 13, Tornadoes: 12, Winter Storms: 5, Winds: 4, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Pulaski

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 17,192 (60.9%)
  • Carpooled: 2,319 (8.2%)
  • Bus: 64 (0.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 9 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 452 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 54 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 5,774 (20.5%)
  • Worked at home: 1,550 (5.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (14%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
  • Material moving occupations (9%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Korea (16%)
  • Jamaica (15%)
  • Philippines (12%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • Mexico (11%)
  • Other Western Africa (8%)
  • Ghana (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pulaski County


  • English (15%)
  • German (13%)
  • American (10%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • European (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Pulaski County, Missouri in 2010:

  • 9,707 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 184 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 34 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 20 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 17 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 17 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 10 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Pulaski County, Missouri in 2000:

  • 4,385 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 512 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 191 people in nursing homes
  • 58 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $54,440.

16.51% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

16.51%
Missouri average:

7.67%


0.88% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,950 average AGI)
Pulaski County:

0.88%
Missouri average:

0.02%

3.72% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($8,284 average AGI)
11.92% relocated from other states ($38,868 average AGI)
Pulaski County:

11.92%
Missouri average:

3.04%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Phelps County, MO  0.66% ($35,104 average AGI)
from Laclede County, MO  0.54% ($37,395)
from Honolulu County, HI  0.49% ($59,936)
from El Paso County, CO  0.49% ($54,154)
from Bell County, TX  0.44% ($61,157)
from El Paso County, TX  0.39% ($56,635)
from Pierce County, WA  0.36% ($63,123)


16.82% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,046 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

16.82%
Missouri average:

7.51%


0.67% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,293 average AGI)
Pulaski County:

0.67%
Missouri average:

0.01%

3.84% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($9,883 average AGI)
12.30% relocated to other states ($40,870 average AGI)
Pulaski County:

12.30%
Missouri average:

2.88%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Phelps County, MO  0.66% ($37,575 average AGI)
to Bell County, TX  0.47% ($58,880)
to El Paso County, CO  0.46% ($58,081)
to Laclede County, MO  0.42% ($44,529)
to Honolulu County, HI  0.41% ($66,879)
to Montgomery County, TN  0.36% ($62,526)
to Greene County, MO  0.34% ($44,691)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.0

Births per 1000 population in Pulaski County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Pulaski County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Pulaski County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pulaski County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Pulaski County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pulaski County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pulaski County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Pulaski County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Pulaski County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,611 (3,576 aged, 1,035 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,654 (14%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Pulaski County, Missouri in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (558)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (438)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (355)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (287)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (108)
  • Congestive heart failure (76)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (37)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (23)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (20)
  • Essential (primary) hypertension (17)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.25
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,465
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 139
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 97,138

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,498
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 541
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 50

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 2

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 82.2. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 53,931
  • Male householders: 9,037 (2,361 living alone), Female householders: 6,983 (2,134 living alone)
  • 8,456 spouses (8,399 opposite-sex spouses), 1,090 unmarried partners, (1,090 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,806 children (13,690 natural, 305 adopted, 816 stepchildren), 708 grandchildren, 430 brothers or sisters, 484 parents, 159 foster children, 444 other relatives, 1,580 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 9,352

Size of family households: 4,347 2-persons, 2,294 3-persons, 2,373 4-persons, 1,224 5-persons, 254 6-persons, 236 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,488 1-person, 635 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

7,929 married couples with children.
2,778 single-parent households (473 men, 2,305 women).

87.6% of residents of Pulaski speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (37% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $806,771,000 ($18,139 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $631,494,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,573,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,611,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $192,000
Federal grants: $48,840,000
Federal procurement contracts: $137,553,000 ($135,972,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $459,002,000 ($455,059,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $63,905,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,079,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 3,303
Here:

75 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,481
Here:

34 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +210
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,041
Here:

+24 per 1000 residents
State:

+5 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Pulaski County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.16 millions of gallons per day (36% from ground, 64% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4

Year house built in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • Year house built in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • 1132020 or later
  • 3,9012010 to 2019
  • 4,5712000 to 2009
  • 2,7361990 to 1999
  • 2,1901980 to 1989
  • 2,5521970 to 1979
  • 1,5801960 to 1969
  • 1,2271950 to 1959
  • 3911940 to 1949
  • 7291939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pulaski County, Missouri
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • 291 room
  • 342 rooms
  • 2273 rooms
  • 8204 rooms
  • 1,9195 rooms
  • 1,6746 rooms
  • 1,6327 rooms
  • 1,0058 rooms
  • 1,8549+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • 1691 room
  • 2222 rooms
  • 7483 rooms
  • 1,7834 rooms
  • 1,4155 rooms
  • 7786 rooms
  • 6467 rooms
  • 7148 rooms
  • 4969+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Pulaski County, Missouri
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • 29no bedroom
  • 3061 bedroom
  • 1,1062 bedrooms
  • 4,5013 bedrooms
  • 2,4894 bedrooms
  • 7815+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Missouri
  • 172no bedroom
  • 5961 bedroom
  • 2,6412 bedrooms
  • 2,0703 bedrooms
  • 1,2994 bedrooms
  • 995+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 169no vehicle
  • 2,2161 vehicle
  • 3,7642 vehicles
  • 2,2023 vehicles
  • 6184 vehicles
  • 2105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 673no vehicle
  • 2,9741 vehicle
  • 2,4482 vehicles
  • 6123 vehicles
  • 1334 vehicles
  • 135+ vehicles

71.0% of Pulaski County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Missouri.

Pulaski County:

71.0%
State average:

87.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 17,969
  • Other state: 31,518
  • Northeast: 3,891
  • Midwest: 6,484
  • South: 13,678
  • West: 7,534
Year householders moved into unit in Pulaski County, MO
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Pulaski County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 65.5%Electricity
  • 20.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.4%Utility gas
  • 5.4%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 81.7%Electricity
  • 12.2%Utility gas
  • 3.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Solar energy
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 493
Here:

9.6%
Missouri:

15.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 111
Here:

3.1%
Missouri:

13.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 962
Here:

27.5%
Missouri:

22.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Pulaski County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $1,642,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $18,948,000
    Police Protection: $7,935,000
    Police Protection: $3,179,000
    Regular Highways: $2,605,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,392,000
    General - Other: $1,291,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,115,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $711,000
    Central Staff Services: $607,000
    Correctional Institutions: $584,000
    Financial Administration: $545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $355,000
    General Public Buildings: $222,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $49,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,500,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $809,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $691,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,406,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,102,000
    Rents: $1,066,000
    General Revenue - Other: $321,000
    Interest Earnings: $178,000
    Interest Earnings: $33,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $34,847,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,690,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,346,000
    Highways: $1,864,000
    Other: $553,000
    Other: $405,000
    General Local Government Support: $185,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,564,000
    Property: $18,425,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,869,000
    Property: $1,863,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $18,495,000

Pulaski County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $1,642,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $18,948,000
    Police Protection: $7,935,000
    Police Protection: $3,179,000
    Regular Highways: $2,605,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,392,000
    General - Other: $1,291,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,115,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $711,000
    Central Staff Services: $607,000
    Correctional Institutions: $584,000
    Financial Administration: $545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $355,000
    General Public Buildings: $222,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $49,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,500,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $809,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $691,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,406,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,102,000
    Rents: $1,066,000
    General Revenue - Other: $321,000
    Interest Earnings: $178,000
    Interest Earnings: $33,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $34,847,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,690,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,346,000
    Highways: $1,864,000
    Other: $553,000
    Other: $405,000
    General Local Government Support: $185,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,564,000
    Property: $18,425,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,869,000
    Property: $1,863,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $18,495,000

Pulaski County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $1,642,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $18,948,000
    Police Protection: $7,935,000
    Police Protection: $3,179,000
    Regular Highways: $2,605,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,392,000
    General - Other: $1,291,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,115,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $711,000
    Central Staff Services: $607,000
    Correctional Institutions: $584,000
    Financial Administration: $545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $355,000
    General Public Buildings: $222,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $49,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,500,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $809,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $691,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,406,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,102,000
    Rents: $1,066,000
    General Revenue - Other: $321,000
    Interest Earnings: $178,000
    Interest Earnings: $33,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $34,847,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,690,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,346,000
    Highways: $1,864,000
    Other: $553,000
    Other: $405,000
    General Local Government Support: $185,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,564,000
    Property: $18,425,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,869,000
    Property: $1,863,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $18,495,000

Pulaski County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $1,642,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $18,948,000
    Police Protection: $7,935,000
    Police Protection: $3,179,000
    Regular Highways: $2,605,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,392,000
    General - Other: $1,291,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,115,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $711,000
    Central Staff Services: $607,000
    Correctional Institutions: $584,000
    Financial Administration: $545,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $355,000
    General Public Buildings: $222,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $49,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $14,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,500,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $809,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $691,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,406,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,102,000
    Rents: $1,066,000
    General Revenue - Other: $321,000
    Interest Earnings: $178,000
    Interest Earnings: $33,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
    Regular Highways: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $34,847,000
    Cash and Securities: $5,690,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,346,000
    Highways: $1,864,000
    Other: $553,000
    Other: $405,000
    General Local Government Support: $185,000
    General Local Government Support: $20,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $18,564,000
    Property: $18,425,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,869,000
    Property: $1,863,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $18,495,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 738
  • Number of aged recipients: 62
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 676
  • Number of recipients under 18: 90
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 517
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 131
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 275
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 324
Most common first names in Pulaski County, MO among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James21471.4 years
William18675.2 years
John16674.6 years
Robert12868.3 years
Mary12479.8 years
Charles11273.7 years
George7075.0 years
Clarence6276.1 years
Thomas5776.0 years
Joseph5174.8 years
Most common last names in Pulaski County, MO among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith8974.9 years
Jones6374.1 years
Davis6275.0 years
Miller6174.6 years
Williams5777.4 years
Wilson5777.7 years
Brown5174.9 years
York4973.7 years
Long4976.8 years
Clark4373.0 years
Businesses in Pulaski County, MO
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Maurices1
Arby's1Mazda1
AutoZone1McDonald's2
Baskin-Robbins1Microtel1
Baymont Inn1Nike1
Best Western1Panera Bread1
Big O Tires1Papa John's Pizza1
Blockbuster1Penske1
Budget Car Rental1Pizza Hut2
Burger King2Quality1
Chevrolet1Quiznos1
Church's Chicken1RadioShack1
Circle K1Red Roof Inn1
Comfort Inn1Ruby Tuesday1
Cracker Barrel1Ryan's Grill1
Curves1SONIC Drive-In1
Dairy Queen1Sears1
Days Inn1Starbucks2
Econo Lodge1Subway3
FedEx6Super 81
Firestone Complete Auto Care1T-Mobile3
Ford1Taco Bell1
GNC1Toyota1
GameStop1True Value2
Goodwill1U-Haul4
H&R Block4UPS4
Hilton1Vans1
Holiday Inn2Waffle House1
KFC1Walmart1
Lane Furniture1Wendy's1
Lowe's1YMCA1
MainStay1

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