Pulaski County VA Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Pulaski County VA Housing Affordability Index is 168 State of Virginia Housing Affordability Index is 126
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Pulaski County VA Wealth Index is 74 State of Virginia Wealth Index is 124
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

These new demographic attributes are availiable for Neighborhoods, Cities, Counties / Independent Cities, and ZIP Codes.

POPULATION
Total Population	35,066 (100%)
Population in Households	33,930 (96.8%)
Population in Families	27,138 (77.4%)
Population in Group Quarters¹	1,136 ( 3.2%)
Population Density	110
Diversity Index²	19

INCOME
Median Household Income	$52,543
Average Household Income	$67,177
Per Capita Income	$28,304
Wealth Index⁴	74

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	17,235 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	10,766 (62.5%)
Renter Occupied HU	3,988 (23.1%)
Vacant Housing Units	2,481 (14.4%)
Median Home Value	$159,059
Housing Affordability Index³	168

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	14,754
Average Household Size	2.3
Family Households	9,630
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Pulaski County VA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Pulaski County to the other 133 counties / independent cities and county equivalents in Virginia by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.06%	-0.21%
Households	-0.05%	-0.25%
Families	-0.15%	-0.33%
Median Household Income		1.56%
Per Capita Income		2.32%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 51	62nd
Population Density	# 65	52nd
Diversity Index	# 111	17th
Median Household Income	# 67	50th
Per Capita Income	# 69	49th

Pulaski County VA Information

Pulaski County VA Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Pulaski County VA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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