Overview
11,461
Total Population
33.6
Median age
51.01%
Female population %
96:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
56.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
418
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Fulton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Fulton is 33.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Fulton's population under 18 was 25.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Fulton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Fulton, 22.49% were under the age of 15, 20.70% aged 15 to 29, 43.14% aged 30 to 64, 10.90% aged 65 to 84, and 2.77% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 231 more females than males in Fulton:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.01% females and 48.99% males in Fulton, NY.
- The Fulton, NY gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 539.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 526.
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Race / Ethnicity
Fulton's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Fulton population: 93.67% are White, 0.99% are Black or African American, 0.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.51% are Asian, 1.95% are some other race and 2.58% are multiracial.
- Fulton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 418 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,043 (96.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Fulton is White with a population of 10,736 (93.67% of the total population).
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Year by year
Fulton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 11,918 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Fulton's population decreased by 17 (0.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Fulton's population decreased by 529 (4.45%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fulton's population was lowest in year 2019 at 11,115.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)