Akron vs Fulton

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

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

Akron has the higher population (1,061 vs 270 in Fulton). Akron has the higher median household income ($59,479 vs $52,917 in Fulton). Akron has the higher median home value ($136,900 vs $77,100 in Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Fulton
Population	1,061	270
Median age	37.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,479	$52,917
Median home value	$136,900	$77,100
Median gross rent	$885	$771
Housing units	408	126
Homeownership rate	77.0%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	1.1%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Fulton
Population	1,206 → 1,061 (-12.0%)	358 → 270 (-24.6%)
Median household income	$55,221 → $59,479 (+7.7%)	$38,036 → $52,917 (+39.1%)
Median home value	$82,800 → $136,900 (+65.3%)	$62,700 → $77,100 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $885 (+29.2%)	$725 → $771 (+6.3%)

Akron

Population

1,2061,061

Median household income

$55,221$59,479

Median home value

$82,800$136,900

Median gross rent

$685$885

Fulton

Population

358270

Median household income

$38,036$52,917

Median home value

$62,700$77,100

Median gross rent

$725$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Fulton
Under 5	6.0%	0.7%
5 to 17	21.2%	26.3%
18 to 24	12.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	20.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	7.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	7.8%
75 and over	3.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	37.6%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Fulton
No high school diploma	25.5%	16.2%
High school graduate	37.1%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Fulton
Drove alone	72.4%	92.0%
Carpooled	22.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Fulton
1-unit, detached	82.4%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Fulton
Poverty rate	7.2%	9.3%
Average household size	3.22	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1945	1941