Fulton County, Arkansas

Fulton County has a population of 12,302 and has grown 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $113,800, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $42,241.

Home price
$113,800
Income
$42,241
Population
12,302
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$113,800county
Median gross rent$626county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198041.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$746county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,145county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$42,241county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate18.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.3%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.5%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.9%county
Economic output per resident$19,285county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.47%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service78 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4032county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station50 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths178.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1660county
Students per full-time teacher6.9county
Free lunch eligible76.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution42 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress21.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity41.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,302county
Land area in square miles618county
People per square mile of land19.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age47.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages1.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents364county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in388county
Households that moved away338county
Average income of arriving households$48,807county
Average income of departing households$37,145county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.6 incounty
Annual snowfall11.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F55 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing79 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days198 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,010 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.2%county
Homes heated by propane26.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood10.7%county
Households with broadband76.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk45.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk70.0county
Hail risk12.3county
Earthquake risk76.3county
Tornado risk64.8county
Tropical cyclone risk32.9county
Extreme heat risk66.5county
Winter weather risk49.4county
Strong wind risk52.3county
Wildfire risk56.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Fulton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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