Fulton County vs Genesee County

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

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

Genesee County has the higher population (57,943 vs 52,787 in Fulton County). Genesee County has the higher median household income ($72,055 vs $62,615 in Fulton County). Genesee County has the higher median home value ($157,800 vs $156,100 in Fulton County).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton County	Genesee County
Population	52,787	57,943
Median age	44.1 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,615	$72,055
Median home value	$156,100	$157,800
Median gross rent	$883	$909
Housing units	28,169	26,090
Homeownership rate	69.2%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton County	Genesee County
Population	53,646 → 52,787 (-1.6%)	57,808 → 57,943 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$50,482 → $62,615 (+24.0%)	$60,524 → $72,055 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $156,100 (+42.4%)	$119,800 → $157,800 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $883 (+13.4%)	$747 → $909 (+21.7%)

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

Genesee County

Population

57,80857,943

Median household income

$60,524$72,055

Median home value

$119,800$157,800

Median gross rent

$747$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton County	Genesee County
Under 5	4.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.3%
75 and over	8.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton County	Genesee County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	88.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton County	Genesee County
No high school diploma	11.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	35.9%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton County	Genesee County
Drove alone	81.0%	82.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	2.9%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.4%	6.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton County	Genesee County
1-unit, detached	67.0%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Fulton County	Genesee County
Poverty rate	14.5%	10.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1953	1956