CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fulton

Illinois · 3,698 residents · 2.34 sq mi

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Fulton is a city of 3,698 people in Illinois. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $41,700. At a median age of 36.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,698

−5%vs 2000

vs 3,881 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.34 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(252)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(338)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(214)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(262)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(107)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(591)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(568)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(326)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(315)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(202)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(109)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,786

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,068 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,466

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,845 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,700

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$308

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $446 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

22.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(3,766)

Black0.6%(23)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(49)

Asian0.5%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(3,680)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(19)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other0.3%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(81)

Central American1.3%(50)

Guatemalan1.3%(50)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(36)

Ancestry

Dutch28.3%(1,049)

German26.5%(983)

Irish24.8%(918)

American12.9%(479)

English8.2%(303)

Norwegian1.6%(61)

French1.4%(52)

Portuguese1.4%(52)

Polish1.2%(45)

Belgian1%(36)

Scottish0.8%(29)

Hungarian0.8%(28)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.5%(19)

British0.4%(16)

Swedish0.3%(12)

Danish0.2%(8)

Serbian0.2%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest Dutch population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.7%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 11.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.4%(349)

Married49.1%(676)

Widowed5.7%(79)

Divorced19.8%(272)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(428)

Married41.6%(697)

Widowed16.7%(280)

Divorced16.2%(271)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.3%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.2%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.2%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 83.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10.2%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.9%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.6%(96)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.6%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 206 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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