What percentage of people rent in Pulaski, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Pulaski, VA, 2020–2024
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41.1% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Pulaski, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,536 renting households against 2,205 that own their home.

In Pulaski, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.1% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 1,536 (±265)
Median renter income: $30,054 (±$9,816)

Who rents and who owns in Pulaski

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pulaski	Pulaski County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.1% (±5.7 points)	26.6% (±2.5 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,536 (±265)	3,843 (±387)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,205 (±245)	10,613 (±408)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,054 (±$9,816)	$36,042 (±$6,755)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,694 (±$11,298)	$72,683 (±$5,275)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Pulaski, the renter share is higher than in Pulaski County (26.6%).

It is also higher than in Virginia (32.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Pulaski County, Pulaski ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 129 of 464.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Pulaski has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	41.7% (±5.4 points)	41.1% (±5.7 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$748 (±$101)	$736 (±$70)	−1.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$49,665 (±$3,247)	$49,491 (±$8,114)	−0.4%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Pulaski

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pulaski
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pulaski	—	41.1% (±5.7 points)	—
Dublin	5.4 mi	59.1% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Radford	12 mi	57.7% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Fairlawn	14 mi	16.4% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Plum Creek	15 mi	39.1% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Riner	18 mi	8.6% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Pearisburg	19 mi	30.2% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wytheville	19 mi	43.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Narrows	19 mi	21.8% (±7.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairlawn, VA (16.4%), Riner, VA (8.6%), Narrows, VA (21.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dublin, VA (59.1%), Radford, VA (57.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Pulaski County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dublin	59.1% (±10.3 points)
2	Pulaski	41.1% (±5.7 points)
3	Fairlawn	16.4% (±7.7 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pulaski

How many renters are there in Pulaski?

Pulaski has an estimated 1,536 (±265) renting households, 41.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pulaski?

In Pulaski, the share of households that rent went from 41.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pulaski?

A renting household in Pulaski has 2.4 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pulaski?

The median renting household in Pulaski, VA has an income of $30,054 (±$9,816) a year, against $65,694 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Pulaski town, Virginia (place:64880, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.