Fulton vs Ilchester

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

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

Ilchester has the higher population (27,552 vs 5,946 in Fulton). Fulton has the higher median household income ($240,219 vs $150,783 in Ilchester). Fulton has the higher median home value ($847,700 vs $498,500 in Ilchester).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton	Ilchester
Population	5,946	27,552
Median age	37.7 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$240,219	$150,783
Median home value	$847,700	$498,500
Median gross rent	$3,052	$1,963
Housing units	1,990	10,043
Homeownership rate	83.1%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.9%	62.8%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton	Ilchester
Population	4,326 → 5,946 (+37.4%)	26,974 → 27,552 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$175,446 → $240,219 (+36.9%)	$126,566 → $150,783 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$642,600 → $847,700 (+31.9%)	$390,600 → $498,500 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,052 (-12.8%)	$1,799 → $1,963 (+9.1%)

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

Ilchester

Population

26,97427,552

Median household income

$126,566$150,783

Median home value

$390,600$498,500

Median gross rent

$1,799$1,963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton	Ilchester
Under 5	8.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	19.9%	16.2%
45 to 54	16.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	5.4%
75 and over	2.2%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton	Ilchester
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	51.2%
Black or African American	10.5%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.7%	18.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	12.3%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton	Ilchester
No high school diploma	1.5%	4.8%
High school graduate	4.6%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	53.6%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton	Ilchester
Drove alone	57.6%	65.7%
Carpooled	3.5%	6.1%
Public transit	3.2%	2.3%
Walked	2.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.3%	23.3%
Other means	1.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton	Ilchester
1-unit, detached	40.1%	45.2%
1-unit, attached	33.9%	24.3%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	13.9%
20 or more units	13.4%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Fulton	Ilchester
Poverty rate	0.1%	4.0%
Average household size	2.98	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2014	1994