Moving to Fulton, Mississippi

Population: 3,882. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,102 (+5.7% change)
Males: 1,767 (45.5%), Females: 2,115 (54.5%)

Itawamba County

Zip code: 38843

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $29,449
Median house value: $64,800

Population by Race

Races in Fulton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
  • Black (14.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (23.3%), Irish (6.6%), English (5.0%), German (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Elevation: 341 feet

Land area: 8.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fulton

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 20.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fulton city

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +524 (+15.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fulton:

  • NORTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TUPELO, MS)
  • GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; AMORY, MS)
  • RED BAY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; RED BAY, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fulton:

  • TUPELO RGNL (about 26 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 44 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
  • GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fulton:

  • FULTON-ITAWAMBA COUNTY (about 7 miles; FULTON, MS; Abbreviation: 11M)
  • TISHOMINGO COUNTY (about 21 miles; BELMONT, MS; Abbreviation: 01M)
  • BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN (about 28 miles; BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN, MS; Abbreviation: 8M1)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Fulton:

  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,673; Location: 602 W HILL ST; Public; Website: www.icc.cc.ms.us/campus)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Fulton:

  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 54 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 64 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 64 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 79 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 87 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)

Schools

Public high schools in Fulton:

  • ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 626; Location: 11900 HIGHWAY 25 SOUTH; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ITAWAMBA CO VOC COMP (Location: 200 VO TECH ROAD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fulton:

  • ITAWAMBA ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 1,133; Location: 488 LITTLE INDIAN ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • DORSEY ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 417; Location: 1 DORSEY SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • ITAWAMBA CO. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 605 S. CUMMINGS ST.; Grades: 01 – 12)