Franklin County vs Fulton County

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

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

Fulton County has the higher population (52,787 vs 47,066 in Franklin County). Franklin County has the higher median household income ($63,747 vs $62,615 in Fulton County). Fulton County has the higher median home value ($156,100 vs $128,600 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Fulton County
Population	47,066	52,787
Median age	41.8 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,747	$62,615
Median home value	$128,600	$156,100
Median gross rent	$819	$883
Housing units	25,442	28,169
Homeownership rate	71.2%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Fulton County
Population	50,477 → 47,066 (-6.8%)	53,646 → 52,787 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$50,407 → $63,747 (+26.5%)	$50,482 → $62,615 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$108,700 → $128,600 (+18.3%)	$109,600 → $156,100 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $819 (+16.5%)	$779 → $883 (+13.4%)

Franklin County

Population

50,47747,066

Median household income

$50,407$63,747

Median home value

$108,700$128,600

Median gross rent

$703$819

Fulton County

Population

53,64652,787

Median household income

$50,482$62,615

Median home value

$109,600$156,100

Median gross rent

$779$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Fulton County
Under 5	4.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.2%
75 and over	7.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Fulton County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	88.8%
Black or African American	3.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Fulton County
No high school diploma	12.7%	11.5%
High school graduate	33.9%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Fulton County
Drove alone	76.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.4%	6.4%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Fulton County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	18.6%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Fulton County
Poverty rate	16.5%	14.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1966	1953