Fulton County, KY

Designated Market Area: Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL-TN
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

Places in Fulton County, KY [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 6,382 ( 431 from 2010 , 133 from 2020)
Land area: 205.9 square miles
Population density: 31.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,427	69.37%	11.0%
Black:	1,533	24.02%	4.6%
Indian:	22	0.34%	29.4%
Asian:	55	0.86%	17.0%
2+ races:	173	2.71%	55.9%
Hispanic:	172	2.70%	224.5%

Total non-White:	1,955	30.63%	6.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	137	10.5
Deaths:	260	20.0
Net Migration:	-11	-0.8
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-546	-8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	115	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,813
4,973	72.99%
1,607	23.59%
17	0.25%
47	0.69%
111	1.63%
53	0.78%
1,840	27.01%

2000
7,752
5,798	74.79%
1,792	23.12%
9	0.12%
24	0.31%
67	0.86%
56	0.72%
1,954	25.21%

1990
8,271
6,616	79.99%
1,545	18.68%
25	0.30%
61	0.74%
n/a
24	0.29%
1,655	20.01%

1980
8,971
7,437	82.90%
1,495	16.66%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
39	0.43%
1,534	17.10%

1970
10,183
8,519	83.66%
1,660	16.30%
0	0.00%
3	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,664	16.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
822	10.6
1,013	13.1
-717	-9.2
-7	-0.1

-825	-10.6
-114	-1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
1,040	12.6
1,191	14.4
-770	-9.3
6	0.1

-818	-9.9
299	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,226	13.7
1,349	15.0
-500	-5.6
n/a

-821	-9.2
121	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,312	-12.9
n/a

-1,082	-10.6
-130	-1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Fulton County, KY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
1,381	21.6%
5,001	78.4%
1,363	21.4%

2,378
2.52

1,409	59.3%
856	60.8%
236	16.7%
969	40.7%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
1,368	20.1%
5,445	79.9%
1,223	18.0%

2,864
2.22

1,751	61.1%
1,153	65.8%
241	13.8%
1,113	38.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
1,927	24.9%
5,825	75.1%
1,351	17.4%

3,235
2.32

2,112	65.3%
1,517	71.8%
354	16.8%
1,123	34.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
2,114	25.6%
6,157	74.4%
1,689	20.4%

3,438
2.38

2,427	70.6%
1,766	72.8%
275	11.3%
1,011	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
2,533	28.2%
6,438	71.8%
1,711	19.1%

3,349
2.64

2,413	72.1%
1,887	78.2%
269	11.1%
936	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Fulton County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	136	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	398	16.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	86	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	103	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	124	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	319	13.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	192	8.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	116	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	103	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	195	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	242	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	124	5.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	57	2.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	131	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	33	1.4%
$200,000 or more	19	0.8%

Median Household Income	35,449
Per Capita Income	19,960

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	86
Compared to U.S.	69

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	319	13.4%
Public Assistance	51	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	590	24.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,034	52.3%
Unemployed	130	3.3%
In Armed Forces	26	0.7%

Total Labor Force	2,190	56.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,696	43.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		47.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	812	936	46.5%
Non-Profit	4	18	18.2%
Self-Employed	101	86	54.0%

Local Government	43	95	31.2%
State Government	57	35	62.0%
Federal Government	7	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	913	1,022	47.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	111	148	42.9%
Total	1,024	1,170	46.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	286	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	434	19.8%
Professional, Technical	310	14.1%
Service Occupations	384	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	0.8%
All others	782	35.6%

White Collar		46.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	570	26.0%
Retail trade	304	13.8%
Accommodation and food services	213	9.7%
Health care and social assistance	172	7.8%
Construction	159	7.2%
Educational services	140	6.4%
Finance and insurance	126	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	122	5.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	114	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	91	4.1%
Public administration	67	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	41	1.9%
Other services	24	1.1%
Utilities	23	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	0.5%
Wholesale trade	11	0.5%
Information	8	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10	0.15%
Puerto Rican	13	0.20%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	65	1.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	42	0.65%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	23	0.35%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,102	99.2%
Other Indo-European	19	0.3%
German, other Germanic	13	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.1%
Spanish	6	0.1%
Other	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,544	23.8%
American	965	14.9%
African	595	9.2%
Irish	487	7.5%
German	396	6.1%
European	260	4.0%
Norwegian	126	1.9%
Romanian	96	1.5%
Scottish	64	1.0%
French	58	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	53	0.8%
Polish	41	0.6%
German Russian	32	0.5%
Italian	21	0.3%
Belgian	20	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,480	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	6,462	99.7%
Foreign-born	18	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
303	6.6%	595	13.0%	1,818	39.8%	1,213	26.5%	526	11.5%	115	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	303	6.6%
9-12 Years	595	13.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,818	39.8%
Some College	1,213	26.5%
Bach. Degree	526	11.5%
Grad Degree	115	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,430	3,123	307	9.0%	6.0%
1991	3,610	3,236	374	10.4%	7.3%
1992	3,665	3,344	321	8.8%	6.9%
1993	3,714	3,471	243	6.5%	6.2%
1994	3,676	3,490	186	5.1%	5.4%
1995	3,991	3,795	196	4.9%	5.4%
1996	4,104	3,506	598	14.6%	5.4%
1997	3,974	3,616	358	9.0%	5.2%
1998	3,671	3,319	352	9.6%	4.5%
1999	3,370	3,017	353	10.5%	4.5%

2000	3,147	2,982	165	5.2%	4.1%
2001	3,201	2,996	205	6.4%	5.2%
2002	3,162	2,940	222	7.0%	5.8%
2003	3,115	2,766	349	11.2%	6.2%
2004	2,982	2,708	274	9.2%	5.5%
2005	2,846	2,637	209	7.3%	5.9%
2006	2,795	2,584	211	7.5%	5.7%
2007	2,711	2,509	202	7.5%	5.4%
2008	2,721	2,511	210	7.7%	6.5%
2009	2,692	2,336	356	13.2%	10.8%

2010	2,743	2,425	318	11.6%	10.3%
2011	2,662	2,333	329	12.4%	9.4%
2012	2,483	2,202	281	11.3%	8.2%
2013	2,387	2,132	255	10.7%	7.9%
2014	2,229	2,044	185	8.3%	6.4%
2015	2,062	1,905	157	7.6%	5.2%
2016	2,066	1,925	141	6.8%	5.0%
2017	2,062	1,917	145	7.0%	4.8%
2018	2,028	1,916	112	5.5%	4.2%
2019	2,035	1,923	112	5.5%	4.1%

2020	1,983	1,854	129	6.5%	6.6%
2021	2,074	1,971	103	5.0%	4.4%
2022	2,116	2,021	95	4.5%	3.9%
2023	2,104	1,999	105	5.0%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,195
Median Value	$75,000

Occupied	2,378	74.4%
Vacant	817	25.6%

Owned	1,525	64.1%
Rented	853	35.9%
Median Rent	$622

Single-Family Units	2,515	78.7%
Detached	2,493	78.0%
Attached	22	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	190	5.9%
Mobile Homes	155	4.9%

Fulton County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fulton County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Fulton County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fulton County, KY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fulton County, KY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fulton County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Fulton County, KY