Fulton, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +3.0%
Males: 1,677 | (51.6%) |
Females: 1,575 | (48.4%) |
Median resident age: | 45.2 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53534.
Fulton: | $82,764 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $40,202 (it was $24,033 in 2000)
Fulton town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $295,098 (it was $138,200 in 2000)
Fulton: | $295,098 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $238,082; detached houses: $245,053; townhouses or other attached units: $203,498; in 2-unit structures: $189,869; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,516; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $150,313; mobile homes: $51,766
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fulton, WI
- 3,11895.9%White alone
- 942.9%Hispanic
- 190.6%Two or more races
- 100.3%Asian alone
- 50.2%Black alone
- 60.2%American Indian alone
Races in Fulton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Type |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (29.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 3 (89.6) | 1 (29.6) | 2 (58.7) | 2 (57.9) | 3 (82.0) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (29.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 3.6 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Fulton detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Latest news from Fulton, WI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (41.6%), Norwegian (26.0%), Irish (14.1%), English (12.9%), United States (4.4%), Polish (3.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 796 feet
Land area: 31.9 square miles.
Population density: 102 people per square mile (very low).
6 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.2% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Fulton town: | 1.7% ($2,379) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (9.1 miles , pop. 59,498).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (24.7 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (97.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.81 N, Longitude: 89.07 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $182,500
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $275,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $234,500
- 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $246,300
- 2006: 23 buildings, average cost: $224,200
- 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $227,500
- 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $188,400
- 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $177,900
- 2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $155,100
- 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $153,800
- 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $156,800
- 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $170,400
- 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $186,100
- 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $162,700
Here: | 3.0% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
Population change in the 1990s: +269 (+9.3%).
- Transportation equipment (14.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.0%)
- Health care (8.6%)
- Construction (5.8%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Metal & metal products (4.2%)
- Transportation equipment (18.7%)
- Construction (10.1%)
- Metal & metal products (6.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.5%)
- Machinery (5.3%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.0%)
- Health care (15.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.9%)
- Transportation equipment (10.2%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Public administration (6.7%)
- Finance & insurance (5.2%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (16.0%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (11.3%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.0%)
Average climate in Fulton, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 67.8. This is about average.
City: | 67.8 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.176. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.176 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.6 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.63. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.63 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00428. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 16.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00428 |
U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Fulton-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.7 miles away from the Fulton town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 1/24/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Fulton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 307.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from Fulton 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 282.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 307.8 miles away from Fulton center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.0 miles away from Fulton center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 189.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Rock County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 4, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Fulton:
- EDGERTON CARE CENTER, INC (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; EDGERTON, WI)
- EDGERTON HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES Critical Access Hospitals (about 3 miles away; EDGERTON, WI)
- EDGERTON HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; EDGERTON, WI)
- ROCK COUNTY HEALTH CTR (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; JANESVILLE, WI)
- DAVITA - JANESVILLE (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; JANESVILLE, WI)
- MERCY HLTH SYS CORP Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; JANESVILLE, WI)
- MERCY MANOR TRANS CTR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; JANESVILLE, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fulton:
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 17 miles; Whitewater, WI; Full-time enrollment: 11,124)
- Edgewood College (about 25 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 25 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 26 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 26 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 26 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- Rock Valley College (about 35 miles; Rockford, IL; FT enrollment: 6,269)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Edgerton Wastewater Treatment Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Jenson Cemetery (1), Saint Joseph Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Willies Pond (A), Lake Koshkonong 2594 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Saunders Creek (A), Yahara River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Charles R. Van Hise - Geologist.
This town: | 2.5 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 76.1% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 6.7% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 3.9% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 0.2% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Fulton:
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 10.7%
For population 25 years and over in Fulton:
- High school or higher: 87.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.0 minutes
Here: | 8.0 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Fulton, WI (based on Rock County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 27,158 | 12 |
Mainline Protestant | 24,208 | 48 |
Evangelical Protestant | 22,177 | 80 |
Other | 1,347 | 13 |
Black Protestant | 941 | 4 |
None | 84,500 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Rock County: | 4.08 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.4% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 27.5% |
State: | 27.5% |
Rock County: | 13.5% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Fulton:
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
- WCLO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, LLC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fulton:
- WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
- WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
- WMAD-FM (92.1 FM; SUN PRAIRIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
TV broadcast stations around Fulton:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 13Number of bridges
- 440ft / 134mTotal length
- $8,369,000Total costs
- 152,595Total average daily traffic
- 15,855Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 41950-1959
- 11990-1999
- 72010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Fulton)FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:
1- 8690 Hurd Rd (Lat: 42.800556 Lon: -89.054556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 207 m, Call Sign: KPM688,
Assigned Frequencies: 450.020 MHz, Grant Date: 04/23/1996, Expiration Date: 12/01/2028, Certifier: Clifford J Groth, Registrant: Latham & Watkins LLP, 555 Eleventh Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1304, Phone: (202) 637-2200, Fax: (202) 637-2201, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- FULTON, 2.2 Mi. Nnw Of (Lat: 42.837500 Lon: -89.144000), Overall height: 91.1 m, Call Sign: WCT962,
Assigned Frequencies: 6286.19 MHz, 10855.0 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 11015.0 MHz, Grant Date: 08/22/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 09/09/2003, Registrant: Ameritech Regional Wireless Engineering, 529 South 7th Street;rm 3a, Springfield, IL 62721, Phone: (217) 527-2367
- 65.9%Utility gas
- 26.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.0%Electricity
- 2.9%Wood
- 2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 66.1%Utility gas
- 24.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Electricity
- 4.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Fulton compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.