Fulton vs Savage

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

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

Savage has the higher population (8,284 vs 5,946 in Fulton). Fulton has the higher median household income ($240,219 vs $117,353 in Savage). Fulton has the higher median home value ($847,700 vs $405,600 in Savage).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton	Savage
Population	5,946	8,284
Median age	37.7 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$240,219	$117,353
Median home value	$847,700	$405,600
Median gross rent	$3,052	$2,106
Housing units	1,990	3,140
Homeownership rate	83.1%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.9%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton	Savage
Population	4,326 → 5,946 (+37.4%)	6,428 → 8,284 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$175,446 → $240,219 (+36.9%)	$95,323 → $117,353 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$642,600 → $847,700 (+31.9%)	$336,200 → $405,600 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$3,501 → $3,052 (-12.8%)	$1,359 → $2,106 (+55.0%)

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

Savage

Population

6,4288,284

Median household income

$95,323$117,353

Median home value

$336,200$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,359$2,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton	Savage
Under 5	8.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	23.4%	22.5%
18 to 24	5.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	19.9%	19.7%
45 to 54	16.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	9.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	5.9%
75 and over	2.2%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton	Savage
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	40.7%
Black or African American	10.5%	28.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.7%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	12.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton	Savage
No high school diploma	1.5%	10.8%
High school graduate	4.6%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	8.0%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	53.6%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton	Savage
Drove alone	57.6%	72.6%
Carpooled	3.5%	2.2%
Public transit	3.2%	2.7%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.3%	20.5%
Other means	1.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton	Savage
1-unit, detached	40.1%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	33.9%	22.6%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	22.2%
20 or more units	13.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fulton	Savage
Poverty rate	0.1%	5.5%
Average household size	2.98	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	2014	1983