Fulton vs Jackson

A side-by-side comparison of Fulton and Jackson: population, income, housing, and more.

Fulton and Jackson are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson has the higher population (4,654 vs 417 in Fulton). Fulton has the higher median household income ($59,038 vs $46,250 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($121,000 vs $113,600 in Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton	Jackson
Population	417	4,654
Median age	29.1 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,038	$46,250
Median home value	$113,600	$121,000
Median gross rent	—	$626
Housing units	174	2,151
Homeownership rate	87.3%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	21.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton	Jackson
Population	230 → 417 (+81.3%)	4,781 → 4,654 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$30,455 → $59,038 (+93.9%)	$40,651 → $46,250 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $113,600 (+35.7%)	$122,300 → $121,000 (-1.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$569 → $626 (+10.0%)

Fulton

Population

230417

Median household income

$30,455$59,038

Median home value

$83,700$113,600

Jackson

Population

4,7814,654

Median household income

$40,651$46,250

Median home value

$122,300$121,000

Median gross rent

$569$626

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton	Jackson
Under 5	19.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.5%
25 to 34	27.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	3.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	1.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	17.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	12.2%
75 and over	7.0%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	48.0%
Black or African American	30.0%	46.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton	Jackson
No high school diploma	5.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	50.0%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton	Jackson
Drove alone	100.0%	87.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton	Jackson
1-unit, detached	93.1%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Fulton	Jackson
Poverty rate	0.5%	27.9%
Average household size	3.11	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	14	15
Median year structure built	1967	1975