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Fulton County, KY

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

AI Overview

Fulton County is a small rural Kentucky county of 6,440 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 45.0% and an unemployment rate of 7.3%, reflecting a constrained working-age workforce where only 17.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $38,217 against a poverty rate of 25.7%, while housing costs remain low—median home values of $78,100 and median gross rent of $542 per month. The county posted 3.7% population growth over five years, and a mean commute of 20.9 minutes points to a compact, locally oriented labor market.

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

Population

6,440

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$38,217

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,417 (68.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,528 (23.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races190 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone108 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race107 (1.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone37 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish56
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic51
  3. 3.Other Indo-European22
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

360

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,009

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$20,202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)515
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance326
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)287
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing257
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services163

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations618
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations572
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations442
  4. 4.Service Occupations370
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations196

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.93×)136
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.30×)495
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.45×)209
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)304
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.13×)169

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$78,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$542/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

61.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $60,000 to $69,999222 (14.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999187 (11.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999183 (11.6%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999115 (7.3%)
  • $15,000 to $19,999113 (7.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999101 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,772

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,538 (72.1%)
  • Carpooled378 (17.7%)
  • Walked100 (4.7%)
  • Worked At Home85 (4.0%)
  • Motorcycle17 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (0.7%)

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.