Fulton County, Ohio

Fulton County has a population of 42,240 and has shrunk 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $191,000, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $72,864.

Home price
$191,000
Income
$72,864
Population
42,240
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$191,000county
Median gross rent$863county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198061.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,405(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,076county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$820county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,380county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$72,864county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate9.4%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 home5.3%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$61,834county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.28%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport66614county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.7 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 station25 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths85.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher20.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.5%county
Public schools in the county20county
Public school enrollment6935county
Students per full-time teacher16.6county
Free lunch eligible44.1%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools5county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

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

Population42,240county
Land area in square miles405county
People per square mile of land104.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.4%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents173county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in996county
Households that moved away1,069county
Average income of arriving households$71,071county
Average income of departing households$50,536county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year57county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings14.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.8 incounty
Annual snowfall25.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing130 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days172 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh18.1¢county
Household electricity use877 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.3%county
Homes heated by propane24.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk41.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk75.5county
Landslide risk25.7county
Hail risk65.0county
Earthquake risk58.7county
Tornado risk66.9county
Tropical cyclone risk28.7county
Extreme heat risk35.0county
Winter weather risk43.4county
Strong wind risk53.8county
Wildfire risk8.1county

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

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