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Fulton County, IN

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

AI Overview

Fulton County is a small rural county of 20,411 residents with an economy centered on its agricultural and manufacturing base, reflected in a median worker earnings figure of $39,510 and a GDP per capita of $34,627. The labor force is predominantly high-school educated—only 16.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a labor force participation rate of 58.9% and an unemployment rate of 7.4%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $144,700 and median gross rent of $861/month, and an 80.1% homeownership rate, against modest 5-year population growth of 1.0%.

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

Population

20,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,360

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,322 (90.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,110 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races510 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race229 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone100 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone22 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish572
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic311
  3. 3.Arabic51
  4. 4.Other Indo-European28
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

943

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,627

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,867

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,250
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,653
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,060
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services710
  5. 5.Construction (Group)689

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,640
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,320
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,647
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,200
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,014

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.95×)2,576
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.00×)280
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.06×)641
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.03×)169
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.96×)399

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$144,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$861/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999897 (13.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999719 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999717 (11.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999596 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999550 (8.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999439 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,510

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,693 (77.2%)
  • Carpooled1,237 (14.3%)
  • Worked At Home440 (5.1%)
  • Walked161 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle94 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit39 (0.4%)

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.