Pulaski County, IN
Demographic and economic profile of Pulaski County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Pulaski County is a small rural Indiana county of 12,441 residents with a productive economy relative to its income levels, posting a GDP per capita of $56,630 against a median household income of $62,792 and median worker earnings of $36,424. The workforce is largely high-school educated—89.5% hold at least a diploma, but only 13.7% have a bachelor's degree or higher—with a low unemployment rate of 2.8% and labor force participation of 60.5%. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $134,600 and median gross rent of $715/month, though the county's population has declined 1.7% over five years and the median age stands at 42.6.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.7% since 2018
Pulaski County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone11,399 (91.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone375 (3.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races346 (2.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race228 (1.8%)
- Asian Alone46 (0.4%)
- Black or African American Alone31 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish277
- 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)37
- 3.German or other West Germanic24
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island22
- 5.Other Indo-European11
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,468
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,319
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)649
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining485
- 5.Construction (Group)321
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,732
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,229
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,166
- 4.Service Occupations942
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations817
Housing
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.