Pulaski County, AR Demographic Data
Pulaski County, AR Summary
Pulaski County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 388,953
- Area: 807.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 759.76 sq. miles
- Water Area: 47.90 sq. miles
- Population Density: 481.57 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 454.72 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pulaski County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
204,721
52%
50.8
Male
188,529
48%
49.2
Total Population
393,250
323,128,000
Pulaski County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
26,098
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
29,456
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
22,239
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
24,578
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
25,771
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
57,408
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
48,680
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
51,115
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
25,485
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
25,869
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
33,820
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
16,174
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
6,557
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
300,615
76.4%
77.2
Female
159,649
53.1%
51.3
Male
140,966
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
285,925
72.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
72,061
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
56,551
14.4%
15.2
Female
32,707
57.8%
55.8
Male
23,844
42.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Pulaski County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
379,331
96.5%
96.8
White
218,346
55.5%
72.6
Black or African American
142,430
36.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
799
0.2%
0.8
Asian
8,604
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,240
0.6%
1.2
Chinese
2,946
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
963
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
43
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1,197
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
484
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
731
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
33
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
9,119
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
13,919
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
23,797
6.1%
17.8
Mexican
15,672
4.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,541
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
121
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,463
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
369,453
93.9%
82.2
Pulaski County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
7,293
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,988
6.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
68,957
26.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
64,706
24.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
17,796
6.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
55,640
21.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
34,728
13.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
23,281
8.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
241,827
91.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
90,368
34.1%
31.2
Pulaski County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
105,039
33.3%
33.7%
Now Married
134,848
42.7%
47.5
Divorced
47,480
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
9,030
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
19,060
6.0
5.8%
Pulaski County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
337,389
91.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
29,763
8.1%
21.6%
Spanish
17,406
4.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,197
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5,071
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
3,089
0.8%
1.1%
Pulaski County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16,161
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7,851
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
17,785
11.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
17,497
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
24,471
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
28,045
17.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
15,571
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
18,156
11.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7,198
4.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8,556
5.3%
6.4
Median household income
47,387
57,617
Per capita income
30,403
31,128
Pulaski County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
322
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
16,063
8.8%
9.8
Construction
10,848
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
49,837
27.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
13,633
7.5%
6.6
Information
7,416
4.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
10,852
6.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9,421
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
16,953
9.3%
11.4
Public administration
10,503
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
21,553
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
9,685
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,720
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
11,085
6.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
78,397
43.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
16,647
9.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
47,473
26.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
28,204
15.5%
18.1%
Pulaski County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
181,380
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
151,794
83.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
17,217
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,685
0.9%
5.1
Walked
2,461
1.4%
2.7
Other means
2,027
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
6,196
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.9
26.6
Pulaski County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
13,147
8.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
64,951
40.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
57,698
35.8%
37.1
3 or more
25,495
15.8%
21.0
Pulaski County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
161,291
88.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
90,571
56.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
70,720
43.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
21,991
12.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Pulaski County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
183,282
1 room
3,949
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
5,273
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
12,657
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
31,311
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
41,306
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
36,699
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
22,066
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
12,812
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
17,209
9.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Pulaski County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
183,282
1-unit, detached
119,755
65.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,210
1.8%
5.9
2-units
5,578
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
7,406
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
13,926
7.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11,484
6.3%
4.4
20 or more units
13,606
7.4%
9.0
Mobile home
8,317
4.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Pulaski County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
9,827
5.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7,410
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
19,883
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
25,748
14.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
36,286
19.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
28,076
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
21,115
11.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
21,389
11.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10,203
5.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,345
1.8%
1.4%
Pulaski County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
81,625
50.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,009
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
76,256
47.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
175
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
762
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
464
0.3%
1.1
Pulaski County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
58,135
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,575
2.7%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,602
2.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
2,661
4.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,204
7.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,498
16.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
18,888
32.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
19,707
33.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
31,418
54.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,729
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5,658
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,599
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
9,623
16.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
108
0.0%
0.0%
Pulaski County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
68,529
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
241
0.4%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
402
0.6%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,447
3.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
7,711
11.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
15,087
22.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
42,641
62.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,191
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
812
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7,292
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
7,281
10.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11,609
17.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,627
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,771
7.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
27,063
40.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,077
0.0%
0.0%
Pulaski County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
90,571
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
6,300
7.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
19,231
21.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
18,410
20.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
16,346
18.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
15,983
17.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9,876
10.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,139
3.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,286
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
153,800
205,000