Fulton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 12,710 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fulton is the 64th largest community in Missouri.Fulton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fulton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fulton who work in office and administrative support (14.87%), management occupations (9.62%), and sales jobs (8.38%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Fulton is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Fulton enrolled in college, Fulton has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Fulton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.31 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Fulton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.21% of adults in Fulton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Fulton in 2022 was $23,796, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,184 for a family of four. However, Fulton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fulton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fulton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fulton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fulton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Fulton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
