38.0% of Fulton, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 56.7% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 31.1% of high school graduates and 29.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 45.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 39.2%. For comparison, it was 35.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Fulton, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Fulton:
38.0%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Fulton:
19.0%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Fulton:
45.9%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 18.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Fulton:
25.2%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
39.2%
Residents above poverty level:
35.0%
Poverty by age in Fulton, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Fulton,KY (percentage below poverty level)
13.6%Under 5 years
59.3%5 years
95.2%6 to 11 years
25.7%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
55.0%16 and 17 years
6.2%18 to 24 years
75.0%25 to 34 years
17.9%35 to 44 years
59.2%45 to 54 years
25.6%55 to 64 years
29.9%65 to 74 years
36.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Fulton,KY (percentage below poverty level)
75.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
75.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
50.0%25 to 34 years
19.0%35 to 44 years
16.0%45 to 54 years
21.0%55 to 64 years
27.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Fulton,KY (% below half of poverty level)
31.4%Under 6 years
50.1%6 to 11 years
23.2%12 to 17 years
4.6%18 to 24 years
34.7%25 to 34 years
10.2%35 to 44 years
12.6%45 to 54 years
3.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Fulton, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fulton, KY (%)
31.4%White
53.6%Black
85.8%American Indian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
19.7%2+ races
75.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Fulton, KY (absolute numbers)
438White
428Black
21American Indian
0Native Hawaiian
642+ races
62Hispanic
38.9%Below poverty level
61.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Fulton, KY
Children below poverty level:
Fulton, Kentucky:
61.4%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Fulton:
31.1%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Fulton:
29.0%
Kentucky:
33.5%
14.0%Married-couple family
40.4%Male, no wife present
45.5%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
44.4%Worked part-time
55.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
60.0%One part-time, other didn't work
40.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.4%1995 to 1998
7.4%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
5.3%1970 to 1979
7.4%1960 to 1969
18.1%1950 to 1959
5.3%1940 to 1949
48.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
2.6%1990 to 1994
5.7%1980 to 1989
12.7%1970 to 1979
15.1%1960 to 1969
13.9%1950 to 1959
11.9%1940 to 1949
37.1%1939 or earlier
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