What is the population of Fulton city?

Fulton city has 12,611 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #72 of 1,082 in Missouri.

What is the median household income in Fulton city?

Median household income in Fulton city is $55,015 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $831 a month and the median home value is $144,500, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.6× 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 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fulton, MO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fulton, Missouri (Fulton, MO — Census place “Fulton city”) is 12,611 residents, ranking #72 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $55,015, the median home is worth $144,500 and median gross rent runs $831 a month. Looking for the Fulton Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fulton, MO: 65251.

Population: 12,611Fulton city residents
Median household income: $55,015Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $144,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $831Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 53.9%Owner-occupied households

Fulton ZIP codes (Missouri)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fulton.

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

65251

What the numbers mean in Fulton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fulton city median would spend about 18.1% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 53.9% 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, MO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fulton city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 12,611 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #72 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 34.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Fulton city earn a median of $55,015 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri 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 12.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fulton city is valued at $144,500, 52.4% below the national figure and 5% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $831 a month, 40.9% below the national figure, or roughly $9,972 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 53.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. 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 12,611 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #72 of 1,082 in Missouri.
What is the median household income in Fulton city?: Median household income in Fulton city is $55,015 a year, 30% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fulton city?: Median gross rent is $831 a month and the median home value is $144,500, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.
Is Fulton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× 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 18.1% 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. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.