Demographics of Fulton County, Ohio

Fulton County, Ohio had 41,853 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −794 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fulton County, in four figures

41,853
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −794 people.; 41.5 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,864 ±$2,855
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Fulton County, Ohio's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fulton County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Fulton County, Ohio's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fulton County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	42,647	100.0	100.0
2021	42,505	99.7	100.2
2022	42,041	98.6	100.7
2023	41,970	98.4	101.6
2024	42,075	98.7	102.5
2025	41,853	98.1	103.1

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Population of Fulton County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	42,647	−66	+3	0	−67
2021	42,505	−142	−67	+22	−120
2022	42,041	−464	−208	+61	−313
2023	41,970	−71	−31	+84	−120
2024	42,075	+105	−34	+77	+68
2025	41,853	−222	−39	+32	−215

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.8: for men 40.5 ±0.5 and for women 43.1 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fulton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,382 ±142	5.6% ±0.3	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,368 ±344	17.4% ±0.8	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,303 ±262	7.8% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,917 ±408	23.5% ±1.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,061 ±423	26.2% ±1.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,209 ±438	19.4% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,864 ±$2,855, and income per person $38,002 ±$1,459, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fulton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,150 ±323	12.7% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,515 ±374	20.7% ±2.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,145 ±422	18.5% ±2.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,213 ±332	13.0% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,977 ±318	17.5% ±1.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,713 ±254	10.1% ±1.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,273 ±219	7.5% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fulton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	3,946 ±806	9.4% ±1.9	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,366 ±344	14.2% ±3.5	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,745 ±396	8.2% ±1.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	835 ±203	7.7% ±1.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fulton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fulton County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	17,739 ±45	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.8% ±1.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.2% ±1.1	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.2% ±2.3	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.8% ±2.5	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$191,000 ±$8,586	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$863 ±$47	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fulton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,938 ±0	9.3% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,817 ±195	87.2% ±0.5	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	62 to 220	0.1% to 0.5%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	46 to 194	0.1% to 0.5%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 273	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,064 ±153	2.5% ±0.4	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fulton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	33,896 ±702	80.2% ±1.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,365 ±667	17.4% ±1.6	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	255 ±110	0.6% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	724 ±161	1.7% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	325 ±114	0.8% ±0.3	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	399 ±115	0.9% ±0.3	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fulton County among the counties of Ohio

60th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Fulton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Brown County	44,397	+1.6%
Highland County	43,823	+1.1%
Mercer County	42,737	+0.5%
Clinton County	42,301	+0.6%
Crawford County	41,896	−0.3%
Fulton County	41,853	−1.9%
Preble County	40,664	−0.8%
Ottawa County	39,481	−2.0%
Champaign County	38,820	+0.2%
Guernsey County	38,379	−0.1%
Defiance County	38,292	+0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026