Fulton is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Fulton area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Fulton maintain a good economy.
Being a small city, Fulton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Fulton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.69% of adults 25 and older in Fulton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fulton in 2022 was $20,200, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,800 for a family of four. However, Fulton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Fulton is a very 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 Irish, English, German, Italian, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Fulton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
