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Fulton County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Fulton County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fulton County is a small rural Illinois county of 33,259 residents with a workforce oriented toward lower-credentialed occupations — only 17.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.9% have a high school diploma. Labor force participation sits at 55.7% with a 6.6% unemployment rate, and median worker earnings of $36,292 reflect a low-cost labor market anchored by a median home value of $102,500 and median gross rent of $808 per month. The county has shed 6.1% of its population over five years, and a GDP per capita of $25,526 against a median household income of $60,599 points to a economy leaning on transfer income and smaller-scale local activity.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

33,259

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,599

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.1% since 2018

Fulton County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone30,518 (92.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone966 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races682 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone320 (1.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race308 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone126 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish499
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic135
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)42
  4. 4.Other Indo-European36
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,934

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,526

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,706

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,749
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,832
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,613
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,212
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services870

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,367
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,624
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,514
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,462
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,726

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.96×)449
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.33×)1,323
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)1,873
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.29×)871
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)3,904

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$102,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$808/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,414 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999835 (7.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999748 (7.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999742 (7.0%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999704 (6.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999695 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,292

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,190 (82.8%)
  • Carpooled1,057 (7.8%)
  • Worked At Home686 (5.1%)
  • Walked410 (3.0%)
  • Other100 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle39 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.