Fulton vs Whatley

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

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

Fulton has the higher population (417 vs 285 in Whatley). Whatley has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $59,038 in Fulton). Since 2019, Fulton's population has grown faster (+81.3% vs +1.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton	Whatley
Population	417	285
Median age	29.1 yrs	22.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,038	$71,250
Median home value	$113,600	—
Housing units	174	215
Homeownership rate	87.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	31.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton	Whatley
Population	230 → 417 (+81.3%)	280 → 285 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$30,455 → $59,038 (+93.9%)	—
Median home value	$83,700 → $113,600 (+35.7%)	$85,600 → $163,400 (+90.9%)

Fulton

Population

230417

Median household income

$30,455$59,038

Median home value

$83,700$113,600

Whatley

Population

280285

Median home value

$85,600$163,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton	Whatley
Under 5	19.7%	21.1%
5 to 17	19.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	36.8%
25 to 34	27.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	3.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	1.0%	8.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	5.3%
75 and over	7.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton	Whatley
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	90.5%
Black or African American	30.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton	Whatley
No high school diploma	5.1%	22.5%
High school graduate	50.0%	62.5%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	15.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton	Whatley
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton	Whatley
1-unit, detached	93.1%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Fulton	Whatley
Poverty rate	0.5%	0.0%
Average household size	3.11	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1967	1983