Demographics of Fulton city, Missouri

Fulton city, Missouri had 12,853 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +249 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fulton city, in four figures

12,853
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,617 ±27.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +249 people.; 34.9 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,429 ±$5,999
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fulton city, Missouri's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fulton city, Missouri'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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Fulton city, Missouri's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fulton city, Missouri'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	12,604	100.0	100.0
2021	12,652	100.4	100.2
2022	12,702	100.8	100.7
2023	12,481	99.0	101.6
2024	12,659	100.4	102.5
2025	12,853	102.0	103.1

Population of Fulton city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,604	—
2021	12,652	+48
2022	12,702	+50
2023	12,481	−221
2024	12,659	+178
2025	12,853	+194

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.9 ±1.6: for men 35.4 ±1.9 and for women 34.1 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fulton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	597 ±179	4.7% ±1.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,700 ±361	13.5% ±2.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,292 ±327	18.2% ±2.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,661 ±448	29.0% ±3.6	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,476 ±338	19.6% ±2.7	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,891 ±310	15.0% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,429 ±$5,999, and income per person $25,045 ±$4,905, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fulton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	951 ±268	23.9% ±6.5	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	962 ±252	24.2% ±6.0	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	719 ±248	18.1% ±6.1	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	568 ±180	14.3% ±4.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	569 ±166	14.3% ±4.0	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	48 to 204	1.2% to 5.1%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 156	0.3% to 3.9%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,282 ±357	13.9% ±3.9	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	306 ±141	13.7% ±5.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	647 ±226	13.2% ±4.5	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	162 to 496	16.1% ±7.7	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fulton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fulton city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	4,450 ±352	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±9.9	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% to 16.0%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.2% ±5.5	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.8% ±6.5	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$155,900 ±$15,639	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$836 ±$83	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	105 to 373	0.8% to 3.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,591 ±331	83.9% ±2.6	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,040 ±306	8.2% ±2.4	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 72	0.1% to 0.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 118	0.1% to 0.9%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 311	0% to 2.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	503 ±201	4.0% ±1.6	4.8% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	9,099 ±410	72.1% ±3.2	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,283 ±401	26.0% ±3.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 82	0% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	78 to 314	0.6% to 2.5%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 213	0% to 1.7%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	40 to 142	0.3% to 1.1%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Fulton city among the places of Missouri

73rd of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Fulton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Eureka city	13,081 ±308
Jennings city	12,918 ±46
Branson city	12,817 ±39
St. Ann city	12,811 ±30
Union city	12,781 ±32
Fulton city	12,617 ±27
West Plains city	12,441 ±71
Crestwood city	12,295 ±43
Town and Country city	11,607 ±33
Mexico city	11,477 ±22
Bridgeton city	11,369 ±40

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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