Pulaski, Virginia demographics

Pulaski, VA demographics: median age 38.5; 16.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pulaski town, Virginia · Incorporated town · GEOID 5164880. The survey estimates a population of 8,893 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pulaski is 38.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.0 years. There are 3,741 households (±296). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.5 ±3.0	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	1,834 ±296	20.6% ±3.3 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	2,327 ±307	26.2% ±3.4 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	3,132 ±381	35.2% ±4.3 pp	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	1,600 ±282	18.0% ±3.2 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	4,142 ±220	46.6% ±2.5 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	4,751 ±221	53.4% ±2.5 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	7,613 ±307	85.6% ±3.4 pp	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	452 ±203	5.1% ±2.3 pp	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±18 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	65 ±98 · low precision	0.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	76 ±68 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	672 ±184	7.6% ±2.1 pp	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,596 ±164	96.7% ±1.8 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	297 ±160 · low precision	3.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,478 ±206	39.5% ±4.5 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	142 ±88 · low precision	3.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	446 ±144	11.9% ±3.7 pp	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,408 ±324	37.6% ±8.1 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	267 ±142 · low precision	7.1% ±3.8 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	996 ±163	26.6% ±3.8 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,745 ±355	73.4% ±7.5 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,408 ±324	37.6% ±8.1 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,162 ±241	31.1% ±6.0 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	531 ±151	14.2% ±3.9 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	403 ±150	10.8% ±3.9 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	178 ±117 · low precision	4.8% ±3.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	53 ±59 · low precision	1.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	6 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,893
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	8,727 ±149	98.1% ±1.7 pp	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	166 ±146 · low precision	1.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,288
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	7,993 ±209	96.4% ±1.8 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	78 ±53 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	74 ±112 · low precision	0.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	78 ±87 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	26 ±64 · low precision	0.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	21 ±31 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	12 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	5 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,445
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	641 ±185	9.9% ±2.8 pp	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,333 ±400	36.2% ±6.0 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,567 ±279	24.3% ±4.2 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	830 ±174	12.9% ±2.6 pp	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	603 ±190	9.4% ±2.9 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	471 ±151	7.3% ±2.3 pp	18.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,832
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	7,971 ±367	90.3% ±4.1 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	601 ±381 · low precision	6.8% ±4.3 pp · low precision	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	190 ±130 · low precision	2.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	70 ±58 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.3% of Pulaski residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 80.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pulaski	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.3% ±2.5 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.5% ±1.4 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.4% ±1.6 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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