Fulton, Mississippi

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Population (year 2000): 3,882. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,095 (+5.5% change)

Males: 1,767	(45.5%)
Females: 2,115	(54.5%)

Itawamba County

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 38843.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,200 (it was $29,449 in 2000)

Fulton	$29,200
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,200 (it was $64,800 in 2000)

Fulton	$66,200
Mississippi:	$82,700

Fulton, MS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Fulton:

White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
Black (14.6%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (23.3%), Irish (6.6%), English (5.0%), German (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 341 feet

Land area: 8.62 square miles.

Population density: 474 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fulton

High school or higher: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 20.3%
Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fulton city

Never married: 22.9%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 8.6%
Divorced: 10.3%

34 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Fulton, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fulton to the number of sex offenders is 292 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fulton:	0.5% ($297)
Mississippi:	0.6% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (94.4 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (120.6 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (526.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mantachie, MS (7.8 miles ), Tremont, MS (10.8 miles ), Smithville, MS (13.7 miles ), Marietta, MS (16.9 miles ), Plantersville, MS (18.4 miles ), Nettleton, MS (19.6 miles ), Hatley, MS (19.9 miles ), Amory, MS (20.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 19 buildings, average cost: $84,000
1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $67,400
1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $72,200
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $55,700
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $188,000
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $241,000
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $187,400
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $134,400
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $136,500
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $95,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 34.27 N, Longitude: 88.40 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,825 (+47.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 766 (51.5%)

People in group quarters in Fulton

542 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
174 people in nursing homes
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
18 people in other group homes
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 662

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Fulton, Mississippi business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +524 (+15.6%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Furniture and related products (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (13%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Fulton (2005):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
1 robbery (24.3 per 100,000)
2 assaults (48.6 per 100,000)
24 burglaries (583.4 per 100,000)
59 thefts (1434.1 per 100,000)
5 auto thefts (121.5 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 124.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Fulton (2006):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
1 rape (24.5 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
1 assault (24.5 per 100,000)
15 burglaries (367.0 per 100,000)
61 thefts (1492.5 per 100,000)
3 auto thefts (73.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 115.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.69
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Fulton, Mississippi

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Fulton, Mississippi average temperatures

Fulton, Mississippi average precipitation

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Fulton-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 35.5 miles away from the Fulton city center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/29/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Fulton:

NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; TUPELO, MS)
NORTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TUPELO, MS)
GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; AMORY, MS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fulton:

TUPELO RGNL (about 26 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
COLUMBUS AFB (about 44 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fulton:

FULTON-ITAWAMBA COUNTY (about 7 miles; FULTON, MS; ID: 11M)
TISHOMINGO COUNTY (about 21 miles; BELMONT, MS; ID: 01M)
BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN (about 28 miles; BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN, MS; ID: 8M1)

College/University in Fulton:

ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,673; Location: 602 W HILL ST; Public; Website: www.icc.cc.ms.us/campus)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Fulton:

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 52 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 64 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 64 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 79 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 87 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)

Public high schools in Fulton:

ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 626; Location: 11900 HIGHWAY 25 SOUTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
ITAWAMBA CO VOC COMP (Location: 200 VO TECH ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Fulton:

ITAWAMBA ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 1,133; Location: 488 LITTLE INDIAN ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
DORSEY ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 417; Location: 1 DORSEY SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
ITAWAMBA CO. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 605 S. CUMMINGS ST.; Grades: 01 - 12)

User submitted facts and corrections:

Fulton First United Methodist Church Main Street Fulton, MS 38843 added by Liz
NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, largest rural med center in U.S. is located in Tupelo, MS (20 miles west)

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Churches in Fulton include: Christ the King Catholic Church (A), East Fulton Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), Fulton Church (D), Fulton Church of Christ (E), Shiloh Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (F), South Side Baptist Church (G), Trinity Baptist Church (H), Saint Matthew Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Fulton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Downtown Billiards (Amusement & Theme Parks; 107 North Cummings Street), Coming Attractions Parties Inc. (Arcades & Amusements; 5460 Highway 178 West).

Hotels: Sands Motel Office (603 East Main Street), Days Inn Fulton MS (1603 Highway 25 Soutn), Fulton-Days Inn (Intersection Of Us Highway 25 & Us Hwy 78).

Courts: Itawamba County - Justice Court Office (304 West Wiygul Street), Itawamba County - Youth Court (304 West Wiygul Street), Itawamba County - Court Room (201 East Main Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Fulton and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF FULTON (Population served: 8743, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-10-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2002 and NOV-25-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-25-2002)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.7%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	16.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Fulton compared to Mississippi state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students above state average.

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Banks with branches in Fulton (2007 data):

First American National Bank: Fulton Main Branch, Southgate Rdt Branch, Fulton Office Branch. Info updated 2006-04-12: Bank assets: $221.0 mil, Deposits: $177.6 mil, headquarters in Iuka, MS, positive income, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First American Bancshares, Inc.
BancorpSouth Bank: Fulton Branch at 200 West Wiygul Street, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
Trustmark National Bank: Tombigbee Branch at 102 South Cummings Street, branch established on 1975-02-25. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $8,704.1 mil, Deposits: $6,812.8 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 167 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	5	$11,852	$28,445	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$3,531	$21,186	2	$1,054
Sewerage	2	$3,720	$22,320	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		2	$930
Streets and Highways	8	$16,029	$24,044	1	$923
Firefighters	3	$7,273	$29,092	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	9	$21,075	$28,100	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$6,861
Financial Administration	3	$7,572	$30,288	1	$684
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,966	$23,592	0	$0
Gas Supply	7	$18,587	$31,863	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		3	$2,568
Totals for Government	40	$91,604	$27,481	15	$13,021

Fulton government finances in 2004:

Charges - Sewerage: $324,000
Solid Waste Management: $285,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $150,000
Parks & Recreation: $42,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,430,000
Water Utilities: $1,164,000

Regular Highways: $548,000

Police Protection: $498,000

Financial Administration: $333,000

Solid Waste Management: $273,000

Sewerage: $218,000

Parks & Recreation: $160,000

Fire Protection: $149,000

General - Other: $132,000

Libraries: $28,000
General - Interest on Debt: $110,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $10,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $85,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,354,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $745,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,090,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,033,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $695,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,230,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $123,000
Other, NEC: $57,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000
Interest Earnings: $29,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $44,000
Regular Highways: $30,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,000,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,520,000
Water Utilities: $1,159,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $231,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,013,000
All Other: $54,000
Tax - Property: $819,000
Public Utilities: $73,000

NEC: $26,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,324,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $201,000

7.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,745 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lee County, MS	2.76% ($27,000 average AGI)
from Monroe County, MS	0.50% ($26,488)
from Tishomingo County, MS	0.39% ($27,469)

6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.90%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lee County, MS	2.71% ($25,950 average AGI)
to Monroe County, MS	0.60% ($31,020)
to Tishomingo County, MS	0.43% ($25,629)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fulton:

WFTO (1330 AM; 5 kW; FULTON, MS; Owner: AIR SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WERH (970 AM; 5 kW; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: KATE F. FITE)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WELO (580 AM; 1 kW; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fulton:

WFTA (101.9 FM; FULTON, MS; Owner: AIR SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
WWKZ (105.3 FM; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WESE (92.5 FM; BALDWYN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAJS (91.7 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WAFM (95.3 FM; AMORY, MS; Owner: STANFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fulton:

W39CD (Channel 38; FULTON, MS; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
W45BD (Channel 45; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
W22BS (Channel 22; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
W49BK (Channel 49; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W14BW (Channel 14; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
W32BH (Channel 32; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)

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