Fultondale is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 9,677 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fultondale is the 71st largest community in Alabama. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Fultondale, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Fultondale, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Fultondale’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Fultondale does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $72,741.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Fultondale is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Fultondale is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.14% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fultondale in 2018 was $36,616, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,464 for a family of four. However, Fultondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fultondale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fultondale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fultondale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fultondale include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and African.

The most common language spoken in Fultondale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.