Fulton is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Fulton enrolled in college, Fulton has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of Fulton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.31 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Fulton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.21% of adults in Fulton have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fulton in 2022 was $23,796, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,184 for a family of four. However, Fulton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fulton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fulton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fulton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fulton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Fulton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
