Fulton County, Kentucky

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Fulton County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,409	4,534,824	334,922,499	2780th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$38,217	$63,726	$80,734	3094th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	39.1	38.9	1828th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.1%	27.6%	35.7%	2645th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$79,100	$205,600	$332,700	3173rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$570	$967	$1,413	3097th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.6%	16.1%	12.5%	345th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.9%	5.2%	2364th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	31.1	114.8	n/a	1961st of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	4.7%	14.1%	2717th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	67.5	n/a	n/a	3023rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.8%	68.3%	65.2%	2918th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.9	24.0	26.4	2374th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.0%	10.2%	15.1%	2907th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.9%	n/a	n/a	2549th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.2%	46.6%	46.9%	3084th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.3%	n/a	n/a	1387th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Fulton County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.8%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.2	32.5	61.4

Age in Fulton County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.1%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Fulton County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	2,550	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.5%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.3%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.4%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	35.6%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fulton County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,434	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	30.6%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	6.7%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.4%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.6%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.3%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.9%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Fulton County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	3,158	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.3%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.2%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.9%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$634	$1,544	n/a

Education in Fulton County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	14.1%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.9%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.8%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.3%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fulton County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	44.1%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.1%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.0%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	17.0%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Fulton County, Kentucky

Statistic	Fulton County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	45.8%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	5.5%	16.7%

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