Moving to Fulton, Texas

Population: 1,553. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,663 (+7.1% change)
Males: 799 (51.4%), Females: 754 (48.6%)

Aransas County

Zip code: 78358

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.8 years
Median household income: $26,857
Median house value: $74,700

Population by Race

Races in Fulton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.8%)
  • Hispanic (11.3%)
  • Vietnamese (7.9%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (13.9%), United States (11.5%), English (10.8%), Irish (7.3%), French (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%).

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fulton

  • High school or higher: 70.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fulton town

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

8.0% Foreign born (6.2% Asia, 1.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +797 (+105.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fulton:

  • NORTH BAY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ARANSAS PASS, TX)
  • REFUGIO COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; REFUGIO, TX)
  • IHS HOSPITAL AT CORPUS CHRISTI (about 33 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fulton:

  • CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (about 38 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Abbreviation: CRP)
  • VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; VICTORIA, TX; Abbreviation: VCT)
  • BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 131 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; Abbreviation: LBX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fulton:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fulton:

  • DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,454)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 33 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,282)
  • VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 51 miles; VICTORIA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,511)
  • COASTAL BEND COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BEEVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,150)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 70 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,860)
  • WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 108 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
  • ST PHILIPS COLLEGE (about 136 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,778)

Private high school in Fulton:

  • COASTAL OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location: 2002 FM 3036; Grades: KG – 12)