Somerset-Pulaski County, Kentucky

Pulaski County is the 14th most populated county in Kentucky with a population of approximately 70,000. But it is the third-largest county in the state by geographic area. View more of our most requested statistics below, or by downloading our complete data profile in Microsoft Excel format.

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Population by age (%)

Age	Pulaski County	Kentucky	USA
Under 18 Years	21.70	22.30	21.70
15 to 19 Years	6.00	6.50	6.50
20 to 24 Years	5.40	6.70	6.70
25 to 34 Years	11.80	13.00	13.60
35 to 44 Years	12.20	12.60	13.20
45 to 54 Years	13.00	12.40	12.20
55 to 64 Years	14.70	13.00	12.70
65 to 74 Years	11.50	10.60	10.20
75 Years and Over	7.90	6.90	7.20

Under 18 Years
Pulaski County 21.70	Kentucky 22.30	Pulaski County 21.70
15 to 19 Years
Pulaski County 6.00	Kentucky 6.50	Kentucky 6.50
20 to 24 Years
Pulaski County 5.40	Kentucky 6.70	Kentucky 6.70
25 to 34 Years
Pulaski County 11.80	Kentucky 13.00	USA 13.60
35 to 44 Years
Pulaski County 12.20	Kentucky 12.60	USA 13.20
45 to 54 Years
Pulaski County 13.00	Kentucky 12.40	USA 12.20
55 to 64 Years
Pulaski County 14.70	Kentucky 13.00	USA 12.70
65 to 74 Years
Pulaski County 11.50	Kentucky 10.60	USA 10.20
75 Years and Over
Pulaski County 7.90	Kentucky 6.90	USA 7.20

Education / income

	Pulaski County	Kentucky	USA
Total Population	65,795	4,512,310	333,287,562
Population with No High School Diploma	10.90%	6.70%	5.70%
Population High School Graduate	41.40%	26.10%	32.4%
Population with Some College, No Degree	18.00%	19.90%	19.10%
Population with Associate's Degree	6.40%	8.80%	8.80%
Population with Bachelor's Degree	9.90%	16.50%	21.60%
Population with Postgraduate Degree	7.00%	11.40%	14.00%
Median Household Income	$44,649	$59,341	$74,755
Per Capita Income	$26,808	$33,980	$41,804
Median Age	43.1	39.4	39

Total Population
Pulaski County 65,795	Kentucky 4,512,310	USA 333,287,562
Population with No High School Diploma
Pulaski County 10.90%	Kentucky 6.70%	USA 5.70%
Population High School Graduate
Pulaski County 41.40%	Kentucky 26.10%	USA 32.4%
Population with Some College, No Degree
Pulaski County 18.00%	Kentucky 19.90%	USA 19.10%
Population with Associate's Degree
Pulaski County 6.40%	Kentucky 8.80%	Kentucky 8.80%
Population with Bachelor's Degree
Pulaski County 9.90%	Kentucky 16.50%	USA 21.60%
Population with Postgraduate Degree
Pulaski County 7.00%	Kentucky 11.40%	USA 14.00%
Median Household Income
Pulaski County $44,649	Kentucky $59,341	USA $74,755
Per Capita Income
Pulaski County $26,808	Kentucky $33,980	USA $41,804
Median Age
Pulaski County 43.1	Kentucky 39.4	USA 39

Top employment by industry (%)

Opportunity Zones

Two regions in Pulaski County have been identified as Kentucky Opportunity Zones, a low-income U.S. Census tract that encourages individuals and corporations to invest in a variety of economic development projects through “Opportunity Funds.” Learn more about Opportunity Zones here.

Opportunity zones were created by Congress to encourage long-term investments in low income urban and rural communities nationwide. Click below to read full data reports on each zone:

Opportunity Zone Report for Census Tract No. 9301 (north Pulaski County)

Opportunity Zone Report for Census Tract No. 9311.02 (south Pulaski County)

Displays Pulaski County, Kentucky opportunity zones 9301 and 9311.02

Sources:

1. 2020 Decennial Census
2. American Community Survey (ACS) 2022 1-Year Estimates
3. 2022; Current Population Survey, unionstats.com
4. 2021 Economic Surveys Business Patterns
5. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, U.S. Census Bureau
6. Our Changing Population, usafacts.org
7. ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2018-2022)