What is the population of Fulton city?

Fulton city has 3,457 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #407 of 1,462 in Illinois.

What is the median household income in Fulton city?

Median household income in Fulton city is $42,452 a year, 45.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fulton city?

Median gross rent is $956 a month and the median home value is $124,400, so rent absorbs about 27% of median household income.

Is Fulton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fulton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fulton, IL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fulton, Illinois (Fulton, IL — Census place “Fulton city”) is 3,457 residents, ranking #407 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $42,452, the median home is worth $124,400 and median gross rent runs $956 a month. Looking for the Fulton Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fulton, IL: 61252.

Population: 3,457Fulton city residents
Median household income: $42,452Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $124,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $956Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 48.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 78.3%Owner-occupied households

Fulton ZIP codes (Illinois)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fulton.

The Fulton IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

61252

What the numbers mean in Fulton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fulton city median would spend about 27% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.7% of residents and 78.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Fulton city, IL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fulton city is a small town in Illinois, with 3,457 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #407 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 48.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Fulton city earn a median of $42,452 a year, 45.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 43% below the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 14.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fulton city is valued at $124,400, 59% below the national figure and 31% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $956 a month, 32% below the national figure, or roughly $11,472 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Fulton city?: Fulton city has 3,457 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #407 of 1,462 in Illinois.
What is the median household income in Fulton city?: Median household income in Fulton city is $42,452 a year, 45.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fulton city?: Median gross rent is $956 a month and the median home value is $124,400, so rent absorbs about 27% of median household income.
Is Fulton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fulton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Fulton city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.