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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.31 minutes getting to work every day.The population of Fulton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Fulton, 24.21% have at least a bachelor's 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.
