Fulton County vs Juniata County

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

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

Juniata County has the higher population (23,419 vs 14,545 in Fulton County). Fulton County has the higher median household income ($64,798 vs $63,923 in Juniata County). Juniata County has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $206,000 in Fulton County).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton County	Juniata County
Population	14,545	23,419
Median age	45.9 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,798	$63,923
Median home value	$206,000	$206,300
Median gross rent	$781	$730
Housing units	7,129	10,502
Homeownership rate	77.6%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton County	Juniata County
Population	14,506 → 14,545 (+0.3%)	24,624 → 23,419 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$53,476 → $64,798 (+21.2%)	$53,879 → $63,923 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$161,000 → $206,000 (+28.0%)	$148,900 → $206,300 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $781 (+17.8%)	$673 → $730 (+8.5%)

Fulton County

Population

14,50614,545

Median household income

$53,476$64,798

Median home value

$161,000$206,000

Median gross rent

$663$781

Juniata County

Population

24,62423,419

Median household income

$53,879$63,923

Median home value

$148,900$206,300

Median gross rent

$673$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton County	Juniata County
Under 5	4.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.9%
75 and over	9.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton County	Juniata County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton County	Juniata County
No high school diploma	10.7%	16.7%
High school graduate	48.3%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton County	Juniata County
Drove alone	80.5%	76.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	1.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.7%	9.2%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton County	Juniata County
1-unit, detached	78.3%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Fulton County	Juniata County
Poverty rate	11.7%	10.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1975	1974