County profile
Pulaski County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#2861 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 34% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$222.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
455
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
86
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,820
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.2%
Median HH income
$42.5k±$5.0k
Bachelor's degree+
13.0%±3.2%
Poverty rate
25.0%±5.6%
Business applications
40 · 2025
Retail establishments
19
38.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade30%
Wholesale trade17%
Health care15%
Transportation14%
Other services14%
Food & accommodation9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,820
residents · 2025 · -6.9% since 2020
Income per capita $48.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−163
International migration−5
Natural change−182
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$209.0M2019
$170.4M2020
$186.2M2021
$194.0M2022
$201.9M2023
$222.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$85.1k±$11.6k
Median gross rent
$634/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
32.0%±3.9%
Affordability
2.0× wages
Residential permits
$441.7k
3 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
49.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 91Cold wave 82Strong wind 79
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -79% since 2021142021
02022
02023
02024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.8 km
I-57
Nearest freight rail
6.6 km
CN
Nearest port
13.6 km
CONSOLIDATED GRAIN & BARGE CO (FLEETING)
Nearest commercial airport
36.1 km
BARKLEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.0k
avg. annual pay · -13% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Pulaski?
Pulaski's economy produced $222.7M in 2024, growing 10.3% year over year — faster than 92% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.