2020 census As of the
2020 census, Mount Pulaski had a population of 1,537. The median age was 44.7 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.9 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 651 households in Mount Pulaski, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.6% were married-couple households, 15.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 1,701 people, 696 households, and 471 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 741 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.47%
White, 0.06%
Native American, 0.06% from
other races, and 0.41% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population. There were 696 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were
married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $46,181. Males had a median income of $37,941 versus $22,250 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $18,616. About 4.3% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==