Fulton

Population: 12,611
Median household income: $55,015
Median home value: $144,500

Located in Callaway County, Missouri, Fulton is a community with a population of 12,611. Its median household income of $55,015 runs below the Callaway County figure of $72,645.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fulton's population declined 1.3% from 12,779 to 12,611, while its median home value rose 14.0% from $126,800 to $144,500.

69.1% of workers drive to work alone. 66.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,611
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,015
Median home value: $144,500
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 4,151
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,77912,611

Median household income

$47,040$55,015

Median home value

$126,800$144,500

Median gross rent

$650$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,779	$47,040	$126,800	$650
2020	12,696	$47,356	$122,100	$660
2021	12,691	$51,855	$134,300	$753
2022	12,648	$59,544	$144,300	$784
2023	12,611	$55,015	$144,500	$831

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2418.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	590	4.7%
5 to 17	1,767	14.0%
18 to 24	2,289	18.2%
25 to 34	1,698	13.5%
35 to 44	2,013	16.0%
45 to 54	1,303	10.3%
55 to 64	1,182	9.4%
65 to 74	1,109	8.8%
75 and over	660	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,824	85.8%
Black or African American	789	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95	0.8%
Asian	56	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	146	1.2%
Two or more races	314	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	387	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,261	15.8%
High school graduate	2,617	32.9%
Some college or associate's	2,149	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,231	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	707	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit2.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,055	69.1%
Carpooled	514	11.6%
Public transit	89	2.0%
Walked	217	4.9%
Bicycle	8	0.2%
Worked from home	460	10.4%
Other means	76	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,441	61.7%
15 to 29 min	521	13.2%
30 to 44 min	828	20.9%
45 to 59 min	42	1.1%
60+ min	127	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 12.7% (1,163 of 9,154)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,203	59.7%
Nonfamily households	1,486	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,689	88.9%
Vacant	462	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,988	53.9%
Renter-occupied	1,701	46.1%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,772	66.8%
1-unit, attached	122	2.9%
2 to 4 units	817	19.7%
5 to 19 units	302	7.3%
20 or more units	67	1.6%
Mobile home & other	71	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2926182
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 38.8551, -91.9508