Fulton County vs Mercer County

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

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

Mercer County has the higher population (42,438 vs 42,434 in Fulton County). Mercer County has the higher median household income ($78,036 vs $72,866 in Fulton County). Mercer County has the higher median home value ($208,600 vs $176,000 in Fulton County).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton County	Mercer County
Population	42,434	42,438
Median age	41.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,866	$78,036
Median home value	$176,000	$208,600
Median gross rent	$832	$812
Housing units	17,708	18,023
Homeownership rate	81.3%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton County	Mercer County
Population	42,253 → 42,434 (+0.4%)	40,884 → 42,438 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$63,092 → $72,866 (+15.5%)	$62,952 → $78,036 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $176,000 (+27.4%)	$153,800 → $208,600 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $832 (+14.1%)	$679 → $812 (+19.6%)

Fulton County

Population

42,25342,434

Median household income

$63,092$72,866

Median home value

$138,200$176,000

Median gross rent

$729$832

Mercer County

Population

40,88442,438

Median household income

$62,952$78,036

Median home value

$153,800$208,600

Median gross rent

$679$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton County	Mercer County
Under 5	5.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.0%
75 and over	7.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton County	Mercer County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton County	Mercer County
No high school diploma	5.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	42.3%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton County	Mercer County
Drove alone	88.9%	87.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton County	Mercer County
1-unit, detached	82.1%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Fulton County	Mercer County
Poverty rate	8.7%	6.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1970	1974