Fulton County, NY

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2024 Population

52,487

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

13.1%

9.66% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,533

6.26% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$163,100

4.48% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

24,800

1.25% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fulton County, NY 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.

99% of the residents in Fulton County, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fulton County, NY was $163,100, and the homeownership rate was 71.4%.

Most people in Fulton County, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fulton County, NY was 2 cars per household.

Fulton County, NY borders Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, and Saratoga County, NY.

Photo by Andy Arthur

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Population & Diversity

Fulton County, NY is home to a population of 52.5k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.34% of Fulton County, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.23k people).

In 2024, there were 29.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (46.1k people) in Fulton County, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.58k Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 997 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Fulton County, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fulton County, NY was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fulton County, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
46.1k ± 542
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
1.58k ± 537
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
997 ± 155

4.37%

Hispanic Population

2.29k people

4.37% of the people in Fulton County, NY are hispanic (2.29k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fulton County, NY 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 New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
493,200 ± 17,027 people
China
410,969 ± 15,575 people
Jamaica
234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

Foreign-Born Population

2.34%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.23k people

2.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.16k people

As of 2024, 2.34% of Fulton County, NY residents (1.23k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fulton County, NY was 2.19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,140 ± 207
Gulf War (2001-)
774 ± 202
Gulf War (1990s)
747 ± 299

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

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fulton County, NY.

Economy

The economy of Fulton County, NY employs 24.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fulton County, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,319 people), Retail Trade (3,838 people), and Manufacturing (2,441 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($90,577), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,257), and Finance & Insurance ($60,962).

Employment

Occupations

24.8k

2024 Value

± 1,195

1.25%

1 Year growth

± 6.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fulton County, NY grew at a rate of 1.25%, from 24.5k employees to 24.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fulton County, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,841 people), Management Occupations (2,457 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,082 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fulton County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

24.8k

2024 Value

± 1,195

1.25%

1 Year growth

± 6.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fulton County, NY grew at a rate of 1.25%, from 24.5k employees to 24.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fulton County, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,319 people), Retail Trade (3,838 people), and Manufacturing (2,441 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fulton County, NY, though some of these residents may live in Fulton County, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,161

Median earning men ± $1,525

$44,011

Median earning women ± $1,880

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($67,989), Manufacturing ($65,878), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,824).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($70,720), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,909), and Public Administration ($55,190).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

106
Construction
94
Retail Trade
84
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$170k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$111k
Manufacturing
$95.8k
Transportation and Warehousing

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fulton County, NY was $163,100 in 2024, which is 0.49 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,100 to $163,100, a 4.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Fulton County, NY is 71.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fulton County, NY have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fulton County, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fulton County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.68%.

Housing

Property

$163,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,527

$16,320

Median Property Taxes

±$897

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fulton County, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fulton County, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.4%

Homeownership

2024

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.4% of the housing units in Fulton County, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$66,533

Median Household Income

± $2,501

22.9k

Number of Households

± 1,101

In 2024, the median household income of the 22.9k households in Fulton County, NY grew to $66,533 from the previous year's value of $62,615.

The following chart displays the households in Fulton County, NY 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fulton County, NY is from New York.

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Carpooled (8.13%)
Worked At Home (6.93%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Fulton County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.13%) and those who worked at home (6.93%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fulton County, NY have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.93% of the workforce in Fulton County, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fulton County, NY 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, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fulton County, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fulton County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.68%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fulton County, NY (6.76k out of 51.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.2% of the children was living in poverty in Fulton County, NY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 204 in Fulton County, NY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 26.1 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.2% of the population of Fulton County, NY has health coverage, with 40% on employee plans, 26% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 0.922% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fulton County, NY see 3,124 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,124 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4051 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,124 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fulton County, NY

Primary care physicians in Fulton County, NY see an average of 3,124 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,124 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fulton County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.81%

Uninsured

40%

Employer Coverage

26%

Medicaid

16.1%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

0.922%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fulton County, NY grew by 4.85% from 3.63% to 3.81%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 45.4 in Fulton County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fulton County, NY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.3% in Fulton County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fulton County, NY.