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Fulton County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Fulton County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Fulton County, OH is a small, largely blue-collar county of 42,434 residents with a workforce characterized by high school attainment (94.8%) but limited four-year degree attainment at 18.8%, suggesting a labor pool oriented toward skilled trades and manufacturing. The county's unemployment rate sits at 3.6% with median worker earnings of $42,691, and an 81.3% homeownership rate paired with a median home value of $176,000 and median gross rent of $832/month point to low housing costs relative to national benchmarks. Population growth has been essentially flat at +0.3% over five years, and a poverty rate of 8.7% reflects a relatively stable, lower-cost labor market with a GDP per capita of $48,641.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

42,434

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,864

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

Fulton County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone37,678 (89.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,503 (3.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,424 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,173 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone183 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone158 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,216
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic204
  3. 3.Other Indo-European88
  4. 4.Arabic59
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island47

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,151

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,641

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,936

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,476
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,388
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,156
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,583
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,448

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,849
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,459
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,148
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,859
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,271

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.40×)4,975
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.67×)553
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.14×)1,634
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.07×)1,044
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.04×)500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$176,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$832/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,113 (15.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,854 (13.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,744 (12.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,642 (12.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,155 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,123 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,691

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,769 (87.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,073 (5.3%)
  • Carpooled905 (4.5%)
  • Walked352 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit91 (0.4%)
  • Other87 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.