Fulton is home to 84 people in South Dakota. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median rent is $319 a month. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $154,200.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,667, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 112%, 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)$35,999 → $154,200(+328%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age52.5 → 39.8(−12.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate26.7% → 11.9%(−14.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 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
86
$50,572
$35,999
19.7%
0.0
2000
86
$48,957
$72,866
39.4%
0.0
2010
91
$95,305
$97,104
14.1%
0.0
2020
87
$53,364
$100,963
23.8%
8.5
2024
84
$56,667
$154,200
20.3%
5.8
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.
