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  • Largest town: Winamac

Pulaski County, Indiana

Pulaski County had 12,421 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 433.7 square miles of land. It ranks 83rd of 92 in Indiana by population and 25th by land area.

Population
12,421
#83 of 92 in Indiana · #2,258 in US
Area
433.7 sq mi
#25 of 92 in Indiana · #2,341 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#90 of 92 in Indiana · #1,967 in US
Median household income
$70,303
#35 of 92 in Indiana · #977 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Pulaski County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Pulaski County population, land area and income

Pulaski County had 12,421 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 433.7 square miles of land. It ranks 83rd of 92 in Indiana by population and 25th by land area. That works out to 28.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Pulaski County has 36% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,303 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,421

3144th1st

2258th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

434 sq mi

3144th1st

2341st of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1967th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,303

3143rd1st

977th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

12,421

92nd1st

83rd of 92 (IN)

Land area

434 sq mi

92nd1st

25th of 92 (IN)

Density

28.6 / sq mi

92nd1st

90th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$70,303

92nd1st

35th of 92 (IN)

How Pulaski County's population changed since 2020

Pulaski County lost 99 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 83rd of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pulaski County recorded 541 births and 807 deaths, a natural change of -266. Net international migration added +68 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +100. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 266 people.

12.5k202012.4k202112.5k202212.4k202312.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
541
Deaths
807
Net international migration
+68
Net domestic migration
+100
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-13

Where Pulaski County is

The Census internal point of Pulaski County is at 41.045300, -86.692500. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Pulaski County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Pulaski County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
41.045300, -86.692500
DMS
41°02'43.08"N 86°41'33.00"W
UTM
16N 525843.5E 4543831.4N
Geohash
dp63e206n
Plus code
86HM28W5+42

Towns in Pulaski County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pulaski County, 2,351 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pulaski County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Winamac with 2,351.

  1. 01Winamac2,351
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pulaski County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Pulaski County. The most populous is Marshall County, IN, with 46,464 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 92.6 miles SSE of Pulaski County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Bend, IN (population 103,713), 48.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Logansport, IN (population 18,168), 27.1 miles away.

Pulaski County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pulaski County is 18131: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 131. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,303.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pulaski County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,421. That is down 99 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,520.

What is the FIPS code of Pulaski County?

18131. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (131) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pulaski County?

Winamac, with 2,351 residents inside Pulaski County in 2024.

Which counties border Pulaski County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Marshall County, IN; Cass County, IN; Jasper County, IN; White County, IN; Starke County, IN; Fulton County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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