County profile
Fulton County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#1920 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 23% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$905.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-1.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,685
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
465
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
20,091
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$61.4k±$5.3k
Bachelor's degree+
16.9%±2.3%
Poverty rate
15.3%±3.1%
Business applications
152 · 2025
Retail establishments
95
47.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing36%
Retail trade21%
Health care15%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade10%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
20,091
residents · 2025 · -1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $54.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−122
International migration+51
Natural change−316
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$707.1M2019
$710.0M2020
$810.2M2021
$869.5M2022
$922.7M2023
$905.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$156.5k±$11.7k
Median gross rent
$839/mo±$55/mo
Vacancy rate
16.0%±2.8%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$11.8M
64 units · 3.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
20.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$962/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 70Strong wind 62Cold wave 59
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2052016
2182017
2302018
2382019
2512020
2852021
3132022
3402023
3842024
4042025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 52% since 2021422021
172022
252023
232024
642025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
74.5 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
4.0 km
FC
Nearest port
84.5 km
Northern Indiana District, IN
Nearest commercial airport
73.6 km
SOUTH BEND INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.4k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Fulton?
Fulton's economy produced $905.1M in 2024, contracting 1.9% year over year — slower than 85% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.