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Fulton, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fulton, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,436. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FULTON-IL · Fulton, IL 1 ZIPs · 5,436 pop · #17927/25278 · Whiteside County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,861
  • RANK-LOWER #17927/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rock Falls
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,436
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $141,500

Nearest income peer: Rock Falls, IL (+ $647 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Fulton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fulton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fulton, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,436
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,861
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,861 and poverty 10.8% concentrate in 61252.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fulton as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Odin is the closest lower-income city and Waynesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fulton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 61252, is all of Fulton

There is no split to weigh here: 61252 holds every one of Fulton's 5,436 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Fulton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 105 establishments, 1,418 employees , annual payroll $69,214k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61252 (105 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (21) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Fulton, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Whiteside County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fulton. See the Whiteside County roll-up →

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Whiteside County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Fulton, Sterling, Morrison and Prophetstown among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Deer Grove marks the far end of that range at $148,309, 148% above Fulton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61252 5,436 $59,861 105 36
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Fulton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Fulton, .