Pulaski County
DID YOU KNOW?
Mounds City National Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, sitting on 10.5 acres there are more than 8000 interments.
Largest Towns
Mounds (916)
Top Private Sector Industries
Educational Services
Public Administration
Education & Training Resources
Shawnee Community College (Ullin)
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, Illinois)
Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
By the
Numbers
Numbers
Population
5,193
People within
25 miles
25 miles
61,543
People within
50 miles
50 miles
487,736
Average
Salary
Salary
$39,914
Cost of
Living
Living
15%
Below National Avg.
Important
Assets
Assets
Multiple Ohio River access points less than 20 miles from confluence with Mississippi River
Interstate 57 runs centrally though the county providing easy access to Interstate 24 to the north and Interstate 55 to the south
Class 1 railway access via Canadian National, including existing spur to Ohio River offloading at Mound City
Other incentives: Empowerment Zone, Enterprise Zone (in Mounds and Mound City), TIF District (in Ullin and Mounds)