Fulton County, Indiana

Fulton County has a population of 20,312 and has shrunk 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $156,500, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $61,360.

Home price
$156,500
Income
$61,360
Population
20,312
Unemployment
6.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$156,500county
Median gross rent$839county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198066.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$962county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$733county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,153county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$61,360county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%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 home5.1%county
Unemployment rate6.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.5%county
Economic output per resident$44,558county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(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 time23.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport454920county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.9 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 station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths29.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher16.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.1%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2763county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible61.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.2%county

Place

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

Population20,312county
Land area in square miles368county
People per square mile of land55.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store3.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract29.7%county
Population change since 2020-1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages5.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents215county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in508county
Households that moved away507county
Average income of arriving households$48,856county
Average income of departing households$43,495county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year64county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings65.6%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.3 incounty
Annual snowfall21.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.88 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing131 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$120county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use897 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.2%county
Homes heated by propane22.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband87.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk20.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.1county
Landslide risk37.4county
Hail risk52.5county
Earthquake risk43.7county
Tornado risk50.8county
Tropical cyclone risk32.5county
Extreme heat risk37.6county
Winter weather risk26.0county
Strong wind risk62.2county
Wildfire risk5.4county

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 Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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