Fulton County vs Montour County

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

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

Montour County has the higher population (18,079 vs 14,545 in Fulton County). Montour County has the higher median household income ($72,926 vs $64,798 in Fulton County). Montour County has the higher median home value ($240,300 vs $206,000 in Fulton County).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton County	Montour County
Population	14,545	18,079
Median age	45.9 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,798	$72,926
Median home value	$206,000	$240,300
Median gross rent	$781	$1,057
Housing units	7,129	8,117
Homeownership rate	77.6%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton County	Montour County
Population	14,506 → 14,545 (+0.3%)	18,259 → 18,079 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$53,476 → $64,798 (+21.2%)	$58,333 → $72,926 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$161,000 → $206,000 (+28.0%)	$185,100 → $240,300 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $781 (+17.8%)	$721 → $1,057 (+46.6%)

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

Montour County

Population

18,25918,079

Median household income

$58,333$72,926

Median home value

$185,100$240,300

Median gross rent

$721$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton County	Montour County
Under 5	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.9%
75 and over	9.8%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton County	Montour County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton County	Montour County
No high school diploma	10.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	48.3%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton County	Montour County
Drove alone	80.5%	74.7%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.8%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.7%	11.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton County	Montour County
1-unit, detached	78.3%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Fulton County	Montour County
Poverty rate	11.7%	8.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1975	1975