Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	835	81	6.1%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,358	81	17.2%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,119	81	8.2%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	3,576	83	26.1%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	3,653	84	26.6%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	2,171	83	15.8%	12.8%
Median Age	39.4			Median Age = 36.7

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	31	82	0.2%	0.3%
Asian Alone	56	73	0.4%	1.4%
Black Alone	192	56	1.4%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	6	50	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	13,327	83	97.2%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	100	84	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	13,458	82	98.1%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	254	73	1.9%	5.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	5,170	84	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,385	83	26.8%	23.8%
Married Without Children	1,790	85	34.6%	29.8%
Single Parents	370	82	7.2%	9.1%
Living Alone	1,213	84	23.5%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2008 (estimate)	6,259	83	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	5,918	83	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	4,166 $72,500	85 73	70.4% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,004 $397	83 78	17.0% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	2,299	83	0.2%	1,154,826
Public	2,299	82	0.2%	1,045,702
Private	N/R			109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	157	81	0.2%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	109	80	0.2%	52,698
4-year	75	81	0.2%	38,566
2-year	20	73	0.2%	9,783
Voc/tech.	14	67	0.3%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	9,038	84	0.2%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	79.8%	60		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	10.3%	69		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$29,707	40	89.4%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$42,651	65	89.9%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	11.7%	37	95.1%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	16.5%	42	96.5%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	37	87	0.1%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	1,261	81	0.2%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	806	84	0.2%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	159	81	0.2%	87,088
Births to Teens	25	75	0.3%	9,604
Deaths	163	80	0.3%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	6,794	83	0.2%	3,230,367
Employed	6,410	83	0.2%	3,039,795
Unemployed	384	85	0.2%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	5.7	60	96.6%	5.9
September 2009 Unemployment Rate	9.5	42	103.3%	9.2

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	6,987	100.0%	$262,023	100.0%	$37,502
Wage and Salary	4,999	71.5%	$156,885	59.9%	$31,383
Farm Proprietors	534	7.6%	$28,077	10.7%	$52,579
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,454	20.8%	$37,509	14.3%	$25,797
Farm	838	12.0%	$36,031	13.8%	$42,996
Nonfarm	6,149	88.0%	$225,992	86.2%	$36,753
Private	4,990	71.4%	$177,660	67.8%	$35,603
Accommodation, Food Serv.	184	2.6%	$1,771	0.7%	$9,625
Arts, Ent., Recreation	61	0.9%	$367	0.1%	$6,016
Construction	346	5.0%	$6,378	2.4%	$18,434
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	43	0.6%	$1,532	0.6%	$35,628
Manufacturing	1,323	18.9%	$89,601	34.2%	$67,726
Professional, Tech. Serv.	165	2.4%	$3,869	1.5%	$23,448
Retail Trade	661	9.5%	$12,009	4.6%	$18,168
Trans., Warehousing	201	2.9%	$5,667	2.2%	$28,194
Wholesale Trade	444	6.4%	$18,429	7.0%	$41,507
Other Private (not above)	811*	11.6%*	$19,734*	7.5%*	$24,333*
Government	1,159	16.6%	$48,332	18.4%	$41,701

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	23	100.0%	100.0%	$3,422	$2,470,264
Single Family	23	100.0%	70.8%	$3,422	$2,136,514
Two Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	$0	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	0	0.0%	26.0%	$0	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Pulaski FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Pulaski TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	1,180	14.5%	All Areas	2,046	22.7%
Starke County	279	3.4%	Jasper County	317	3.5%
Cass County	203	2.5%	Starke County	279	3.1%
Fulton County	196	2.4%	White County	225	2.5%
White County	180	2.2%	Fulton County	220	2.4%
Jasper County	112	1.4%	Marshall County	162	1.8%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue