Fulton vs Highland

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

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

Fulton has the higher population (5,946 vs 785 in Highland). Highland has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $240,219 in Fulton). Highland has the higher median home value ($855,400 vs $847,700 in Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton	Highland
Population	5,946	785
Median age	37.7 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$240,219	$250,001
Median home value	$847,700	$855,400
Median gross rent	$3,052	—
Housing units	1,990	300
Homeownership rate	83.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.9%	74.7%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton	Highland
Population	4,326 → 5,946 (+37.4%)	1,206 → 785 (-34.9%)
Median household income	$175,446 → $240,219 (+36.9%)	$184,408 → $250,001 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$642,600 → $847,700 (+31.9%)	$735,300 → $855,400 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,052 (-12.8%)	—

Fulton

Population

4,3265,946

Median household income

$175,446$240,219

Median home value

$642,600$847,700

Median gross rent

$3,501$3,052

Highland

Population

1,206785

Median household income

$184,408$250,001

Median home value

$735,300$855,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton	Highland
Under 5	8.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	23.4%	20.5%
18 to 24	5.8%	3.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	5.4%
35 to 44	19.9%	17.2%
45 to 54	16.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	16.4%
65 to 74	5.9%	16.1%
75 and over	2.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton	Highland
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	72.7%
Black or African American	10.5%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.7%	15.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton	Highland
No high school diploma	1.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	4.6%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	53.6%	48.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton	Highland
Drove alone	57.6%	68.4%
Carpooled	3.5%	0.0%
Public transit	3.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.3%	25.3%
Other means	1.9%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton	Highland
1-unit, detached	40.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	33.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fulton	Highland
Poverty rate	0.1%	9.2%
Average household size	2.98	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	28	35
Median year structure built	2014	1988