Fulton is a city of 12,617 people in Missouri. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. 72% were living in the same home a year earlier. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $155,900. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,429, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fulton
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants61.9% → 48.2%(−13.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share87.2% → 83.9%(−3.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.5% → 21.7%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Fulton's population equals 28% of Callaway County's. Its number of households without a car equals 56% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 13% of the county's.
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)16.4%(60)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(57)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.4%(148)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 366 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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Over time
Fulton, decade by decade
Fulton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,033
$57,215
$110,643
15.5%
28.4
2000
12,128
$59,450
$138,264
17.8%
40.7
2010
12,790
$60,968
$156,517
18.5%
38.4
2020
12,600
$57,397
$147,990
21.0%
43.9
2024
12,617
$51,429
$155,900
21.7%
35.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
