City safety & data profile

FultonMO

Fulton, MO is a 13K-resident city in Callaway County with a median household income of $51,429.

Callaway County, Missouri. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fulton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fulton has a population larger than 17% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $155,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 18%
By size
$51,429
Median income (place)
$155,900
Median home (place)
13.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Fulton

Fulton posts a median household income higher than 11% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Fulton area.

Bottom 12%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Fulton

Where Fulton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$51,429 Bottom 11% higher than 11% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Fulton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MO

Population among 83 MO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Kansas City is the largest MO city on this list; Town and Country leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MO

Median household income among the same 83-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Town and Country posts the highest place-level median income in MO; Kansas City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Fulton, MO beyond the headline numbers

Fulton sits inside Callaway County, Missouri, at roughly 38.85°N, -91.95°W. Population 12,939, $51,429 median household income. Median home value $155,900, median rent $836. Poverty rate 13.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Fulton, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Fulton, MO stands at 13.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Fulton runs about 3.0 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 9.7% of Fulton workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 18% in Fulton, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.3% of Fulton workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Fulton's median age is 34.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fulton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,939
Fulton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$51,429
-42% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$155,900
-62% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Callaway County): Fulton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
45K+1%
Median Income
$74,176+55%
Median Home Value
$201,600+62%
Poverty Rate
11.6%-11%
Unemployment
5.1%-27%

Economics

Economics indicators for Fulton, MO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$836/mo
Poverty Rate
13.9% +12% vs avg
Unemployment 9.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.7%
Work From Home 9.7%
Public Transit 2.3%

Population

White 84%
African American 8.3%
Asian 0.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
38.9%
Obesity
37.5%
High Blood Pressure
34.4%
Physical Inactivity
30.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.8%
Current Smoking
18%
Binge Drinking
17.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.5%
Diabetes
11.1%
Current Asthma
10.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56.1%
Annual Checkup 75.1%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
10.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.4%
Stroke
3.5%

What alerts and safety updates affect Fulton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Fulton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MO-FULTON-MO · Fulton

Fulton: 9 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-LIGHT 9 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albuquerque

Tagged alert mix: Fulton

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 9 tagged notices on record for Fulton.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Albuquerque, NM (10 tagged · Δ1)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Fulton; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Missouri state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (9 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Albuquerque, NM 10 alerts Central, LA 8 alerts Dallas, TX 7 alerts Leicester, MA 7 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Fulton, MO? ▼
Fulton, MO has a population of 12,939 people, located in Callaway County, Missouri.
What is the median household income in Fulton? ▼
The median household income in Fulton, MO is $51,429 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.9%.
What is the median home value in Fulton? ▼
The median home value in Fulton, MO is $155,900. Median rent is $836/month.
What are the top health concerns in Fulton? ▼
The top health indicators in Fulton include Short Sleep Duration (38.9%), Obesity (37.5%), High Blood Pressure (34.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Fulton? ▼
Fulton has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Fulton? ▼
The median age in Fulton, MO is 34.9 years. 21.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Fulton, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MO (13.9% here).

Sacramento, CA 13.9% Massillon, OH 13.9% Easley, SC 13.9% Parma Heights, OH 13.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MO ($51,429 here).

Raymondville, TX $51,442 Massena, NY $51,458 Tuscaloosa, AL $51,464 Bardstown, KY $51,381

Compare Fulton with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Mexico, MO 12K Jefferson City, MO 43K Columbia, MO 129K Moberly, MO 14K Rolla, MO 20K Troy, MO 12K Washington, MO 14K Union, MO 11K
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Using Fulton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Fulton area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Fulton against Missouri peers on any ranking lens. Explore Missouri

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Callaway County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.