Robert Buckles Barn · National Register of Historic Places
Mount Pulaski’s story
190 years in pictures
1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1836Mount Pulaski is settled
Mount PulaskiIL
A town of 1,950, settled in 1836. A typical home worth about $160K.
6 bordering townsMap →
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Population
1,950
−4.2% since 2010
Typical home
$160K
+11.3% in a year
Household income
$73K
median
Median age
43.9
years
Jobs based here
565
A commuter town
What makes Mount Pulaski stand out
The 3 things Mount Pulaski does most differently from other towns.
A commuter town
86% of working residents leave Mount Pulaski for work
Where Mount Pulaski’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
565jobs based in Mount Pulaski
14%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
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The data
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Housing
A typical Mount Pulaski home is worth about $160K
The typical Mount Pulaski home is worth about $160,000, up 11.3% in a year, 46% below the Illinois typical home.
$160KZillow home value
Typical home value
Mount Pulaski$160K
Illinois$298K
+11.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
About one in seven working residents works right in Mount Pulaski
Most working residents leave Mount Pulaski for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (18%), Decatur (14%) and Mount Pulaski (13%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
14%work in town
Where working residents work
In Mount Pulaski14%
Springfield18%
Decatur14%
Mount Pulaski13%
Lincoln10%
23 mi
median commute distance
565
jobs based in Mount Pulaski
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Mount Pulaski has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–38°
Spring42–64°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools
Mount Pulaski’s public schools outperform 37% of Illinois districts
The public schools Mount Pulaski’s kids attend trail 63% of Illinois’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
C+School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pulaski Elem School | PK–8 | 369 | C+ |
| Zion Lutheran School Inc Private | PK–8 | 75 | |
| Mount Pulaski High School | 9–12 | 178 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state testsAll 3 schools →
Health
Healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Mount Pulaski beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
B−Health Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better19 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Mount Pulaski | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.6% |
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
12.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
45th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0.4% of Mount Pulaski is conserved land
1.6 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 129 of 34,424 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
| 2. Frazier Park | — | 9 |
| 3. East Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Mount Pulaski
City in Illinois, United States
Mount Pulaski is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Pulaski had a population of 1,537. It is the home of the Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site. The city is named in honor of Polish Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski. Mount Pulaski has one high school: Mount Pulaski High School, home of the Hilltoppers. The school colors are purple and gold. Mount Pulaski held the county seat of Logan County from 1848 to 1855.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1836
- Population
- 1,537
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 654 ft
- ZIP code
- 62548
- Area code
- 217
Mount Pulaski’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Mount Pulaski.
ElkhartChesterLaennaLanesvilleLake ForkBuffalo HartMount Pulaski