COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fulton vs Saraland
PLACE A
Fulton, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Saraland, Alabama
Fulton is 99% smaller than Saraland. Saraland earns more, with a median household income $4,842 higher. Saraland has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs -4%).
FULTONSARALANDDIFFERENCE
Total population8516,652−99% vs Saraland
Population density100482−383
Population growth-4.4%20.6%−25.0 pts
Median age39.843.7−3.9
Male60.7%49.5%+11.3 pts
Female39.3%50.5%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.6%80.1%+17.5 pts
Black0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other2.4%5.4%−3.1 pts
Median household income$56,667$61,509−$4,842
Per capita income$33,232$41,516−$8,284
Poverty rate11.9%10.1%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%25.0%−4.7 pts
Graduate degree10.2%9.2%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation62.0%57.8%+4.2 pts
Median home value$154,200$217,600−$63,400
Median gross rent$319$1,060−$741
Owner-occupied79.5%78.6%+0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%8.2%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households44.4%58.5%−14.0 pts
Average commute17.425.9−8.4
Worked from home11.4%5.3%+6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.7%7.0%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025