Pulaski County, Arkansas



Pulaski County is the largest by population in the  of  with a population of 361,474 at the. Its is at  which is also Arkansas' capital & largest city. Pulaski County is included in the.

Pulaski County is Arkansas's fifth county, formed on, alongside  and  counties. The county is named for Count, a volunteer who died in the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,092 (808 ). 1,996 km² (771 sq mi) of it is land and 96 km² (37 sq mi) of it (4.58%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

History
Pulaski County is home to, which is one of the oldest s in the nation, opening in.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 361,474 people, 147,942 households, and 95,718 families residing in the county. The was 181/km² (469/sq mi). There were 161,135 housing units at an average density of 81/km² (209/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 63.96%, 31.87% or , 0.39% , 1.25% , 0.04% , 1.09% from , and 1.40% from two or more races. 2.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 147,942 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.90% were living together, 15.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.30% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,120, and the median income for a family was $46,523. Males had a median income of $33,131 versus $25,943 for females. The for the county was $21,466. About 10.40% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the, including 19.90% of those under age 18 and 9.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education

 * The is the county's public  for 729 square miles surrounding Little Rock and North Little Rock, which maintain independent districts.


 * is a two-year community college and technical school that offers seven locations throughout the county, including a flagship campus in western North Little Rock.


 * Four-year postsecondary institutions include the, the University of Arkansas System's only metropolitan campus, the -affiliated , , and the — all located in Little Rock.