County population in 2016: 42,566 (44% urban, 56% rural); it was 42,084 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 8,709 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,072 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 12,400 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,407 (it was 3,080 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
32%
Land area: 407 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 105 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Fulton County: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Wholesale trade (23.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (21.5%), Educational, health and social services (14.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.5%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $57,689 ($44,074 in 1999)
This county:
$57,689
Ohio:
$52,334
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $524 (lower quartile is $434, upper quartile is $651)
This county:
$524
State:
$614
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $139,250 (it was $104,000 in 2000)
Fulton:
$139,250
Ohio:
$140,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,729 - $192,970 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,144 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $423
Institutionalized population: 358
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,018 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,819 (1.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.6%
Fulton County:
10.6%
Ohio:
14.6%
(8.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.1% for Black residents, 22.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 41.3% for American Indian residents, 93.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 32.8% for other race residents, 38.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 40.0 years old
(Males: 37.9 years old, Females: 41.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.8 years old, Black residents: 20.2 years old, American Indian residents: 52.7 years old, Asian residents: 16.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.8 years old, Other race residents: 32.7 years old)
Area name: Toledo, OH MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fulton County is $473 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $585 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fulton County: Grandview Country Club (A), Grandview Track (B), Pebblebrook Country Club (C), Red Raider Camp (D), Red Wing Camp (E), Mulberry Corners (F), YMCA Camp (G), Pleasant Hill Golf Course (H), Greens Crossing (I), Blue Jay Orchard (J), Eddy Fruit Farm (K), Patterson Fruit Farm (L), Roberts Fruit Farm (M), Schultz Fruit Farm (N), Lausin Farms (O), Durkalski Industrial Park (P), Munson Industrial Park (Q), Newbury Business Park (R), Berkshire Industrial Park (S), Burton Industrial Park (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Fulton County include: Claridon Revival Center (A), Faith Baptist Church (B), Grace Lutheran Church (C), Lighthouse for God Church (D), Peace Church (E), Pleasant Hill Church (F), Riverview Church (G), Saint Lukes Church (H), Saint Patricks Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: All Souls Cemetery (1), Shadyside Cemetery (2), Burroughs Cemetery (3), Center Chardon Cemetery (4), Chester Township Cemetery (5), Claridon Cemetery (6), Troy Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Novelty Lake (A), Punderson Lake (B), Sperry Pond (C), Restful Lake (D), Little Punderson Lake (E), Geauga Lake (F), Spring Lake (G), Spring Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: McFarland Creek (A), Jenks Creek (B), East Branch Chagrin River (C), East Branch Cuyahoga River (D), Butternut Creek (E), Bridge Creek (F), West Branch Cuyahoga River (G), Beaver Creek (H), Tare Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Fulton County include: Punderson State Park (1), Auburn State Wildlife Area (2), Aquilla Lake Wildlife Area (3), Thompson Ledge Township Park (4), Hambden Orchard Wildlife Area (5), Burton County Wetlands (6), Russell County Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,611 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 689 (51.7% naturalized citizens)
Fulton County:
1.6%
Whole state:
4.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 167
2000 to 2009: 247
1990 to 1999: 100
1980 to 1989: 125
1970 to 1979: 50
Before 1970: 167
Note: State values scaled to Fulton County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 13,862
One, attached: 288
Two: 767
3 or 4: 434
5 to 9: 457
10 to 19: 175
20 to 49: 50
50 or more: 15
Mobile homes: 1,323
Housing units in Fulton County with a mortgage: 7,922 (161 second mortgage, 1,559 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,686
Here:
63.6% with mortgage
State:
63.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Fulton County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
10,274
48
Catholic
7,621
5
Mainline Protestant
6,173
23
Other
280
3
None
18,350
-
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: 6
Fulton County:
1.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
0.94 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:
1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Fulton County:
4.24 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:
2.93 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
This county:
6.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.25 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Fulton County:
10.4%
Ohio:
10.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Fulton County:
29.5%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
9.3%
State:
11.9%
Agriculture in Fulton County:
Average size of farms: 252 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89,539 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $249.96 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.11% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.93% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $85,623 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.19% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.47% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $98,867 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.12% Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.20 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.89% Corn for grain: 76730 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 11027 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 77784 harvested acres Vegetables: 1,427 harvested acres Land in orchards: 171 acres
Tornado activity:
Fulton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 3667265.2 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/22/1985, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Fulton County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Ohio state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 193.1 miles away from Fulton County center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 153.3 miles away from the county center On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 234.8 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 294.9 miles away from Fulton County center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 276.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Ohio Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 12, 1992 to August 01, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-951: August 04, 1992, FEMA Id: 951, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Ohio SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: March 12, 1982 to March 23, 1982, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-653: March 26, 1982, FEMA Id: 653, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
Ohio TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 15, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-266: July 15, 1969, FEMA Id: 266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Fulton County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Production occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (28%)
Bolivia (11%)
Ukraine (8%)
Germany (7%)
Kazakhstan (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Russia (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fulton County (%):
German (41%)
American (10%)
English (5%)
Irish (5%)
Polish (5%)
European (2%)
Italian (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 15,774 (86.4%)
Carpooled: 1,260 (6.9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 127 (0.7%)
Bicycle: 67 (0.4%)
Walked: 364 (2.0%)
Worked at home: 617 (3.4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Fulton County, Ohio in 2000:
372 people in nursing homes
14 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
13 people in other group homes
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
People in group quarters in Fulton County, Ohio in 2010:
358 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
14 people in group homes intended for adults
11 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
5 people in residential treatment centers for adults
3 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,426.
4.54% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,784 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.54%
Ohio average:
4.72%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.35% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($22,418 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($8,368 average AGI)
Fulton County:
1.19%
Ohio average:
1.60%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.38% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,134 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.38%
Ohio average:
5.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.58% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($20,223 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($9,912 average AGI)
Fulton County:
1.80%
Ohio average:
2.02%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
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: 6,614 (5,753 aged, 861 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 874 (8%)
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, Ohio in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (607)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (326)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (322)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (187)
Congestive heart failure (142)
Unspecified dementia (141)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (132)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (131)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.33 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,389 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 401 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,579
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,120 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 854 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 91
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 81.0. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 42,566
In family households: 36,532 (6,277 male householders, 5,347 female householders)
9,314 spouses, 12,764 children (11,686 natural, 467 adopted, 627 stepchildren), 857 grandchildren, 255 brothers or sisters, 379 parents, 276 other relatives, 1,024 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,487 (2,371 male householders (1,975 living alone)), 2,283 female householders (1,993 living alone)), 828 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 469
Size of family households: 5,395 2-persons, 2,536 3-persons, 2,088 4-persons, 1,070 5-persons, 344 6-persons, 201 7-or-more-persons.
6,837 married couples with children.
2,453 single-parent households (948 men, 1,505 women).
95.1% of residents of Fulton speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $177,437,000 ($4,134 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,867,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $92,042,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,445,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,164,000 Federal grants: $21,544,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,354,000 ($1,932,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $5,888,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $455,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,625,000 Federal Government insurance: $33,952,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,820
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,866
Here:
43 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +55
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -88
Here:
-2 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Fulton County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.02 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)
Note: State values scaled to Fulton County population
no vehicle: 211
1 vehicle: 2,548
2 vehicles: 5,287
3 vehicles: 3,007
4 vehicles: 1,170
5+ vehicles: 451
no vehicle: 355
1 vehicle: 1,869
2 vehicles: 1,047
3 vehicles: 309
4 vehicles: 36
5+ vehicles: 78
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, 77% lived in Ohio.
Fulton County:
88.1%
State average:
85.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 33,449
Other state: 8,213
Northeast: 790
Midwest: 4,568
South: 2,342
West: 577
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