County population in 2016: 54,428 (50% urban, 50% rural); it was 55,073 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 9,363 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,638 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 15,781 Renter-occupied apartments: 6,553 (it was 6,103 in 2000)
% of renters here:
28%
State:
47%
Land area: 496 sq. mi.
Water area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 110 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Fulton County: 95.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $3,230 (2.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,489 (2.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 15.9%
Fulton County:
15.9%
New York:
14.7%
(15.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.6% for Black residents, 33.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 29.9% for American Indian residents, 40.0% for other race residents, 40.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.2 years old
(Males: 42.0 years old, Females: 44.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.5 years old, Black residents: 33.4 years old, American Indian residents: 22.0 years old, Asian residents: 35.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.0 years old, Other race residents: 34.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fulton County is $457 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $578 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.
Current college students: 1,822 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,035 (59.9% naturalized citizens)
Fulton County:
1.9%
Whole state:
23.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 111
2000 to 2009: 201
1990 to 1999: 173
1980 to 1989: 130
1970 to 1979: 138
Before 1970: 568
Note: State values scaled to Fulton County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 19,702
One, attached: 163
Two: 3,203
3 or 4: 1,470
5 to 9: 441
10 to 19: 306
20 to 49: 293
50 or more: 243
Mobile homes: 2,756
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units in Fulton County with a mortgage: 8,195 (114 second mortgage, 994 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,483
Here:
53.3% with mortgage
State:
61.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Fulton County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
7,963
4
Mainline Protestant
4,264
22
Evangelical Protestant
1,351
20
Other
793
4
Black Protestant
156
2
Orthodox
30
1
None
40,974
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Fulton County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
Fulton County:
1.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:
1.09 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Fulton County:
3.28 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 49
This county:
8.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Fulton County:
8.0%
New York:
8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Fulton County:
25.7%
State:
23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.6%
State:
15.6%
Agriculture in Fulton County:
Average size of farms: 153 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,241 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $77.71 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.52% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.45% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32,328 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.77% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60,232 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.84% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.33 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 45.28% Corn for grain: 813 harvested acres Vegetables: 61 harvested acres Land in orchards: 54 acres
Earthquake activity:
Fulton County-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 60.5 miles away from Fulton County center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 102.6 miles away from the county center On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 142.2 miles away from the county center On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.9 miles away from the county center On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from Fulton County center On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 103.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4031: September 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4031, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1650: July 01, 2006, FEMA Id: 1650, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3186: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
New York Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to August 13, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1486: August 29, 2003, FEMA Id: 1486, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
New York Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 25, 2002 to January 04, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3173: February 25, 2003, FEMA Id: 3173, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 01, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3155: October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: 3155, Natural disaster type: Other
New York Severe Storms, Incident Period: September 07, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1244: September 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1244, Natural disaster type: Storm
2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Fulton County (12) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (12%)
Italy (9%)
West Indies (7%)
Dominican Republic (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Syria (7%)
Trinidad and Tobago (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fulton County (%):
American (29%)
Italian (14%)
Irish (10%)
German (9%)
English (5%)
Polish (4%)
Dutch (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 15,118 (80.8%)
Carpooled: 1,667 (8.9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 55 (0.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 397 (2.1%)
Bicycle: 55 (0.3%)
Walked: 604 (3.2%)
Worked at home: 619 (3.3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Fulton County, New York in 2000:
513 people in state prisons
506 people in nursing homes
362 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
340 people in homes for the mentally retarded
99 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
51 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
28 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
17 people in unknown juvenile institutions
10 people in other types of correctional institutions
People in group quarters in Fulton County, New York in 2010:
436 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
431 people in state prisons
307 people in group homes intended for adults
77 people in other noninstitutional facilities
68 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
65 people in residential treatment centers for adults
63 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
22 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $45,521.
4.29% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,934 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.29%
New York average:
5.06%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.30% relocated from other counties in New York ($25,398 average AGI)
0.99% relocated from other states ($7,537 average AGI)
Fulton County:
0.99%
New York average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
4.70% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,982 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.70%
New York average:
5.46%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.19% relocated to other counties in New York ($22,608 average AGI)
1.51% relocated to other states ($12,374 average AGI)
Fulton County:
1.51%
New York average:
2.38%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Births per 1000 population in Fulton County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population in Fulton County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fulton County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 10.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 3.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fulton County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fulton County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,297 (8,097 aged, 2,200 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,083 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Fulton County, New York in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,263)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (619)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (232)
Unspecified dementia (225)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (213)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (206)
Congestive heart failure (185)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.8 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,835 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 307 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42,827
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 996 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,071 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 72.8. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 54,428
In family households: 42,418 (7,324 male householders, 6,802 female householders)
10,258 spouses, 13,472 children (12,453 natural, 381 adopted, 632 stepchildren), 1,174 grandchildren, 449 brothers or sisters, 301 parents, 603 other relatives, 1,938 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,835 (3,813 male householders (2,717 living alone)), 4,328 female householders (3,597 living alone)), 2,706 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,200
Size of family households: 6,960 2-persons, 3,071 3-persons, 2,582 4-persons, 869 5-persons, 344 6-persons, 324 7-or-more-persons.
5,846 married couples with children.
3,531 single-parent households (1,376 men, 2,155 women).
96.1% of residents of Fulton speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (36% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $283,411,000 ($5,110 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $8,897,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $134,422,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,476,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,135,000 Federal grants: $72,082,000 Federal procurement contracts: $2,591,000 ($170,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $11,706,000 ($5,014,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $465,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,238,000 Federal Government insurance: $9,376,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,089
Here:
56 per 1000 residents
State:
70 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,134
Here:
56 per 1000 residents
State:
42 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +168
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+35 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +497
Here:
+9 per 1000 residents
State:
-52 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Fulton County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.91 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 566
2000 to 2009: 1,681
1990 to 1999: 2,682
1980 to 1989: 2,716
1970 to 1979: 2,913
1960 to 1969: 2,386
1950 to 1959: 2,767
1940 to 1949: 2,683
1939 or earlier: 10,327
Note: State values scaled to Fulton population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Fulton County, New York
Note: State values scaled to Fulton County population
no vehicle: 663
1 vehicle: 4,855
2 vehicles: 6,571
3 vehicles: 2,498
4 vehicles: 722
5+ vehicles: 290
no vehicle: 1,567
1 vehicle: 3,268
2 vehicles: 1,568
3 vehicles: 228
4 vehicles: 36
5+ vehicles: 17
88% of Fulton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in New York.
Fulton County:
87.5%
State average:
89.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 46,990
Other state: 5,419
Northeast: 2,465
Midwest: 855
South: 1,277
West: 826
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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