Fulton County, KY

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2023 Population

6,440

0.617% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.2

5.1% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

25.7%

6.16% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$36,834

3.91% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,167

1.32% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fulton County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (24.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.79%), Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) (0.839%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.823%).

None of the households in Fulton County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Fulton County, KY are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Fulton County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Fulton County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Fulton County, KY borders Hickman County, KY, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Lake County, TN, and Obion County, TN.

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Population & Diversity

Fulton County, KY is home to a population of 6.44k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.543% of Fulton County, KY residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

In 2023, there were 2.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.46k people) in Fulton County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.57k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 244 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fulton County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fulton County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.46k ± 9
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.57k ± 157
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
244 ± 125

1.34%

Hispanic Population

86 people

1.34% of the people in Fulton County, KY are hispanic (86 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fulton County, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Foreign-Born Population

0.543%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35 people

0.278%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

18 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fulton County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
116 ± 53
Gulf War (1990s)
79 ± 51
Gulf War (2001-)
41 ± 42

Fulton County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fulton County, KY employs 2.17k people. The largest industries in Fulton County, KY are Manufacturing (495 people), Retail Trade (304 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (204 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,726), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($60,726), and Finance & Insurance ($54,289).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.17k

2023 Value

± 329

−1.32%

1 Year decline

± 21.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fulton County, KY, are Production Occupations (381 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (287 people), and Management Occupations (252 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fulton County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.17k

2023 Value

± 329

−1.32%

1 Year decline

± 21.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fulton County, KY, are Manufacturing (495 people), Retail Trade (304 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (204 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fulton County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Fulton County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$34,728

Median earning men ± $3,672

$33,207

Median earning women ± $6,805

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,841), Retail Trade ($43,720), and Construction ($36,471).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,556), Public Administration ($51,563), and Manufacturing ($33,924).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

11
Retail Trade
9
Other Services (except Public Administration)
9
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$33k
Manufacturing
$6.07k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$5.94k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Fulton County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 66.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.743%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.743%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Fulton County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Fulton County, KY have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fulton County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fulton County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.925%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

57.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fulton County, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9601
Census Tract 9602

The following map shows all of the tracts in Fulton County, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$36,834

Median Household Income

± $1,208

2.49k

Number of Households

± 280

The following chart displays the households in Fulton County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fulton County, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Carpooled (14%)
Worked At Home (4.4%)

In 2023, 76.5% of workers in Fulton County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who worked at home (4.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fulton County, KY have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fulton County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fulton County, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fulton County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fulton County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fulton County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.925%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

25.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fulton County, KY (1.51k out of 5.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fulton County, KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.4% of the population of Fulton County, KY has health coverage, with 26.6% on employee plans, 39.2% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 9.1% on non-group plans, and 1.6% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.57%

Uninsured

26.6%

Employer Coverage

39.2%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

9.1%

Non-Group

1.6%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fulton County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.