Central Square vs Fulton

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

Central Square and Fulton are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fulton has the higher population (11,339 vs 2,136 in Central Square). Central Square has the higher median household income ($67,232 vs $52,123 in Fulton). Central Square has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $100,900 in Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Central Square	Fulton
Population	2,136	11,339
Median age	44.0 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,232	$52,123
Median home value	$191,000	$100,900
Median gross rent	$906	$856
Housing units	1,024	5,321
Homeownership rate	55.3%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Square	Fulton
Population	1,933 → 2,136 (+10.5%)	11,300 → 11,339 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$47,850 → $67,232 (+40.5%)	$45,639 → $52,123 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $191,000 (+39.8%)	$80,700 → $100,900 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $906 (+46.4%)	$716 → $856 (+19.6%)

Central Square

Population

1,9332,136

Median household income

$47,850$67,232

Median home value

$136,600$191,000

Median gross rent

$619$906

Fulton

Population

11,30011,339

Median household income

$45,639$52,123

Median home value

$80,700$100,900

Median gross rent

$716$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Square	Fulton
Under 5	5.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	7.7%	15.9%
35 to 44	15.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	18.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.4%
75 and over	7.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Square	Fulton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Square	Fulton
No high school diploma	6.6%	15.1%
High school graduate	27.5%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Square	Fulton
Drove alone	86.1%	83.5%
Carpooled	2.1%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Square	Fulton
1-unit, detached	52.7%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	22.1%	8.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Central Square	Fulton
Poverty rate	16.7%	24.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1978	1950