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Pulaski County, Virginia

Pulaski County, Virginia. Pulaski County had 33,586 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.6% since 2020, while Virginia grew 2.9%. It holds 10 places (2 cities, villages and boroughs and 8 census-designated) and 12 census tracts. GEOID 51155.

Pulaski County is one of the 5 counties of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

33,586

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 33,800 · ACS 2020-2024: 33,687

Median household income

$62,028

±$3,125 (90% margin)
Virginia: $93,170

Median home value

$191,700

±$11,763 (90% margin)
Virginia: $383,700

Median gross rent

$813

±$56 (90% margin)
Virginia: $1,579

How many people live in Pulaski County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 33,800 residents in Pulaski County. The Census Bureau estimates 33,586 for July 1, 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, while Virginia grew 2.9%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 33,687 over 320 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +19 (33,825)
2021→2022 −175 (33,650)
2022→2023 −39 (33,611)
2023→2024 −59 (33,552)
2024→2025 +34 (33,586)

Pulaski County in Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Pulaski County	Virginia	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	33,687	8,705,170	−495
Households	14,456±336	3,365,732	no clear change
Average household size	2.26±0.05	2.52	no clear change
Housing units	17,056±38	3,684,756	−248

Pulaski County's population since 2000

From 35,127 in 2000 to 33,586 in 2025: down 4.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 35,127
2005 (estimate) 34,748
2010 Census 34,872
2015 (estimate) 34,357
2020 Census 33,800
2025 (estimate) 33,586

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Pulaski County?

Pulaski County holds 10 places: 2 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 8 census-designated places. The largest is Pulaski with 8,807 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Pulaski County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Pulaski	town	8,985	8,893±23	$49,491	$160,500	21.2%	100%
Dublin	town	2,682	2,671±16	$62,426	$180,500	16.1%	100%
Fairlawn	CDP	2,419	2,488±503	$66,918	$243,500	4.9%	100%
ParrottGEOID 5160840	CDP	358	401±235	not published	not published	19.5%	100%
DraperGEOID 5123408	CDP	291	348±245	$58,963	$157,900	3.2%	100%
New RiverGEOID 5156048	CDP	237	268±159	$41,628	$133,600	2.6%	100%
HiwasseeGEOID 5137544	CDP	212	72±51	not published	$73,800	0.0%	100%
BelspringGEOID 5106424	CDP	204	152±122	$61,053	$319,700	0.0%	100%
SnowvilleGEOID 5173376	CDP	125	77±79	not published	not published	59.7%	100%
AllisoniaGEOID 5101256	CDP	111	40±52	not published	$233,300	0.0%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Pulaski County?

The median resident of Pulaski County is 46.8 years old; 17.8% are under 18 and 22.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.3%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 4.4%. 1.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Pulaski County	Virginia	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	46.8±0.5	39.0	no clear change
Under 18 years	17.8%±0.2 pts	21.7%	–
65 years and over	22.9%±0.4 pts	16.7%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	11.0%	+0.4 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	89.3%±0.6 pts	58.4%	−1.5 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	4.4%±0.3 pts	18.3%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.4%±0.3 pts	6.9%	–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.3%±0.7 pts	4.7%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.2 pts	0.6%	–
Born outside the United States	1.3%±0.4 pts	13.1%	−0.6 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	2.6%±0.8 pts	17.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	8.2%±1.1 pts	9.4%	–
With a disability	18.6%±1.8 pts	12.5%	–
No health insurance coverage	5.5%±1.1 pts	6.9%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	91.7%±1.3 pts	91.6%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	20.8%±2.1 pts	42.2%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	7.7%±1.3 pts	18.5%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.3%±0.6 pts	3.1%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Pulaski County earn?

Half of Pulaski County's 14,456 households earn less than $62,028 a year (±$3,125), against $93,170 in Virginia. In 2015-2019 the median was $66,293 in 2024 dollars, so it fell by $4,265 after inflation. 14.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Pulaski County	Virginia	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$62,028±$3,125	$93,170	−$4,265
Mean household income	$83,453±$5,182	$128,260	–
Per capita income	$37,242±$2,134	$50,666	no clear change
People below the poverty line	14.4%±2.2 pts	9.9%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	21.8%±5.4 pts	12.3%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	15.5%±2.3 pts	9.1%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	81.7%±2.4 pts	91.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Pulaski County?

Owners occupy 73.4% of Pulaski County's occupied homes and renters 26.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,700 by its owner (±$11,763). The median renter pays $813 a month including utilities, and 35.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Pulaski County	Virginia	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$191,700±$11,763	$383,700	no clear change
Median gross rent	$813±$56	$1,579	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	35.2%±7.1 pts	39.4%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,318±$83	$2,127	–
Owner-occupied homes	73.4%±2.5 pts	67.3%	no clear change
Housing units	17,056±38	3,684,756	−248
Homeowner vacancy rate	2.3%±1.4 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	2.5%±2.2 pts	4.8%	–
Single-family detached homes	73.3%±2.3 pts	61.3%	–
Mobile homes	12.5%±1.6 pts	4.3%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.5%±0.3 pts	1.7%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	7.2%±1.4 pts	7.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Pulaski County building?

Builders took permits for 55 new housing units across Pulaski County in 2025 (55 single-family), 1.6 per 1,000 residents.

2019 47 units
2020 62 units
2021 53 units
2022 64 units
2023 45 units
2024 38 units
2025 55 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Pulaski County get to work?

84.1% of Pulaski County's workers drive alone and 6.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.5 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 3.2%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Pulaski County	Virginia	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	53.9%±2.2 pts	65.4%	–
Unemployment rate	3.2%±1.1 pts	4.3%	−2.6 pts
Drove alone to work	84.1%±2.6 pts	67.6%	–
Carpooled	8.0%±2.0 pts	8.0%	–
Public transportation	0.2%±0.2 pts	2.3%	–
Walked	0.4%±0.3 pts	2.1%	–
Worked from home	6.2%±1.4 pts	18.3%	+3.3 pts
Mean travel time to work	23.5 min±1.4	27.3 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Pulaski County's census tracts?

Pulaski County is divided into 12 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $34,260 (Tract 2102.01) to $81,742 (Tract 2104.02).

Census tracts of Pulaski County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 2101.0151155210101	Fairlawn (63%)	4,008	3,987±527	$67,055	$227,600	$1,463	5.5%
Tract 2101.0251155210102	Parrott (13%)	2,831	2,689±447	$69,353	$211,700	$971	10.4%
Tract 2102.0151155210201	Pulaski (99%)	4,155	4,186±452	$34,260	$184,600	$644	29.5%
Tract 2102.0251155210202	Pulaski (16%)	3,729	3,518±517	$61,897	$241,900	$768	13.5%
Tract 210351155210300	Pulaski (58%)	4,097	4,127±477	$49,827	$129,000	$777	9.9%
Tract 2104.0151155210401	Pulaski (74%)	2,963	2,339±307	$61,203	$112,700	$827	22.7%
Tract 2104.0251155210402	Draper (13%)	1,856	2,563±556	$81,742	$231,100	$702	2.0%
Tract 210551155210500	Allisonia (10%)	2,405	2,313±383	$77,381	$166,000	$919	23.0%
Tract 210651155210600	Dublin (11%)	4,276	4,422±531	$61,250	$209,600	$1,027	14.9%
Tract 210751155210700	Dublin (67%)	3,476	3,543±365	$65,483	$186,100	$816	13.1%
Tract 980151155980100	–	0	0±13	not published	not published	not published	–
Tract 980251155980200	–	4	0±13	not published	not published	not published	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Pulaski County compare with Virginia's other counties?

Pulaski County's rank among Virginia's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	51st of 133
Growth 2020-2025	93rd of 133
Residents per square mile	67th of 133
Median household income	88th of 133
Median home value	96th of 133
Median gross rent	107th of 133
Poverty rate	47th of 133
Bachelor's degree or higher	90th of 133
Median age	36th of 133

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Pulaski County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.