Fulton is a city of 11,272 people in New York. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $101,000. That trails the New York median by roughly 39%. The median age is 34.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,046, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fulton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$142,564 → $101,000(−29%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.4% → 16.4%(+4.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population12,929 → 11,272(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Fulton's population equals 9.6% of Oswego County's. Its number of households without a car equals 25% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.7% 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)36.7%(271)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(183)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.8%(198)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 739 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
12,929
$55,094
$142,564
12.4%
5.5
2000
11,855
$52,926
$114,764
11.7%
9.9
2010
11,896
$51,639
$108,181
13.2%
15.5
2020
11,389
$56,024
$95,872
16.5%
28.9
2024
11,272
$52,046
$101,000
16.4%
24.8
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.
