Fulton County vs Izard County

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

Fulton County and Izard County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Izard County has the higher population (13,866 vs 12,239 in Fulton County). Izard County has the higher median household income ($47,728 vs $38,941 in Fulton County). Izard County has the higher median home value ($122,100 vs $107,200 in Fulton County).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton County	Izard County
Population	12,239	13,866
Median age	48.6 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,941	$47,728
Median home value	$107,200	$122,100
Median gross rent	$596	$626
Housing units	6,218	6,749
Homeownership rate	84.7%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton County	Izard County
Population	12,231 → 12,239 (+0.1%)	13,570 → 13,866 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$35,405 → $38,941 (+10.0%)	$42,876 → $47,728 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $107,200 (+24.1%)	$82,700 → $122,100 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$545 → $596 (+9.4%)	$570 → $626 (+9.8%)

Fulton County

Population

12,23112,239

Median household income

$35,405$38,941

Median home value

$86,400$107,200

Median gross rent

$545$596

Izard County

Population

13,57013,866

Median household income

$42,876$47,728

Median home value

$82,700$122,100

Median gross rent

$570$626

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton County	Izard County
Under 5	4.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.2%
65 to 74	14.2%	13.7%
75 and over	11.7%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton County	Izard County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.3%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton County	Izard County
No high school diploma	12.3%	15.2%
High school graduate	40.8%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton County	Izard County
Drove alone	79.3%	84.6%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton County	Izard County
1-unit, detached	72.4%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	24.0%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Fulton County	Izard County
Poverty rate	14.8%	21.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1983	1983