Pulaski is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 8,805 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pulaski is the 79th largest community in Virginia.Pulaski is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pulaski is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pulaski who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (11.09%), sales jobs (10.74%), and office and administrative support (9.06%). Also of interest is that Pulaski has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Pulaski telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, the citizens of Pulaski rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.66% of adults 25 and older in Pulaski have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Pulaski in 2022 was $33,011, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,044 for a family of four. However, Pulaski contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pulaski is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pulaski home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pulaski residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pulaski include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Pulaski is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
