Fulton vs Thomasville

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

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

Thomasville has the higher population (3,668 vs 417 in Fulton). Fulton has the higher median household income ($59,038 vs $43,669 in Thomasville). Thomasville has the higher median home value ($177,000 vs $113,600 in Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton	Thomasville
Population	417	3,668
Median age	29.1 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,038	$43,669
Median home value	$113,600	$177,000
Median gross rent	—	$864
Housing units	174	1,902
Homeownership rate	87.3%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton	Thomasville
Population	230 → 417 (+81.3%)	3,928 → 3,668 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$30,455 → $59,038 (+93.9%)	$40,276 → $43,669 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $113,600 (+35.7%)	$156,100 → $177,000 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$541 → $864 (+59.7%)

Fulton

Population

230417

Median household income

$30,455$59,038

Median home value

$83,700$113,600

Thomasville

Population

3,9283,668

Median household income

$40,276$43,669

Median home value

$156,100$177,000

Median gross rent

$541$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton	Thomasville
Under 5	19.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	19.4%	23.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	27.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	3.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	1.0%	16.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	8.6%
65 to 74	7.9%	11.5%
75 and over	7.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton	Thomasville
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	37.4%
Black or African American	30.0%	59.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton	Thomasville
No high school diploma	5.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	50.0%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton	Thomasville
Drove alone	100.0%	85.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton	Thomasville
1-unit, detached	93.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Fulton	Thomasville
Poverty rate	0.5%	19.4%
Average household size	3.11	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	14	30
Median year structure built	1967	1980