Life Skills and Money Education in Pulaski County, Indiana

With a population of roughly 12,421, Pulaski County, Indiana is the 83rd-largest of 92 counties in Indiana. It has lost residents since 2020, slipping 0.8% from 12,520 down to 12,421. The median age is 42.4.

Among adults 25 and older in Pulaski County, 13.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That sits 2.3 points below the Indiana average of 16%. Flip that figure and it describes 86.3% of the 8,723 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 7,528 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.

Median household income is $59,956. About 11.8% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $134,600, roughly 2.2× median household income.

Pulaski County by the numbers

Measure	Value
Population (2024)	12,421
Change since 2020	-0.8%
Median household income	$59,956
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree	13.7%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma	89.5%
Median age	42.4
Poverty rate	11.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%
Median home value	$134,600
Land area	433.678 sq mi
Population density	29 / sq mi

What Indiana teaches — and to whom

Indiana has committed to 1 semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2028 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Pulaski County, is most of the people reading this.

LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.

Where to start in Pulaski County

Start with the money that moves every month

For most households in Pulaski County, the fastest gain is not an investing strategy — it is seeing the recurring outflows clearly, knowing what a credit score actually responds to, and understanding which line items on a payslip are negotiable.

Questions people ask about Pulaski County

Do high school students in Pulaski County, Indiana have to take a personal finance class?

Yes — Indiana has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2028. Students graduating before then are not covered.

How many adults in Pulaski County, Indiana have a college degree?

13.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 86.3% are managing their finances without one.

What is the median household income in Pulaski County, Indiana?

$59,956, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.

Where can adults in Pulaski County, Indiana learn personal finance?

Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.

Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.

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Population and demographic figures: U.S. Census Bureau — 2024 Gazetteer, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates, and the American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Graduation-requirement status: NGPF Live U.S. Dashboard, read 2026-09-14. Figures marked as unavailable are suppressed by the Census Bureau for small populations.