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Fulton, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Fulton is a Census CDP of 5,677 people across 3.79 square miles of land, in Howard County. Median household income is $222,039, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fulton
What Fulton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.79 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,499
- County holding the largest share of its areaHoward County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fulton
How many people live in Fulton
- Population5,677
- Median age39.4
- Population under 181,510
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over441 plus or minus 159
- Share 65 and over7.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Households1,939
- Family households1,437
- Share of households that are families74.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fulton
Income and work in Fulton
- Median household income$222,039
- Per capita income$110,539
- Civilian labor force3,375
- Employed3,319
- Unemployed56 plus or minus 62
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over3,853
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher85.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree54.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fulton
Housing in Fulton
- Housing units1,952
- Occupied units1,939
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied1,549
- Renter occupied390 plus or minus 139
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$913,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,074 plus or minus $743
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units1,478
- Share single family75.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more474 plus or minus 171
- Share in buildings of two or more24.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2013
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fulton
How Fulton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,997
- Commuting under 15 minutes604 plus or minus 235
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more745 plus or minus 208
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone50.0 percent
- Carpooled3.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport3.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home39.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fulton
SBA loans in Fulton (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$5,661,000
- Average approval$314,500
- Median approval$245,000
- Largest approval$729,500
- Jobs supported237
- Jobs per approval13.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fulton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fulton
SBA loans in Fulton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$567,000
- Average approval$567,000
- Median approval$567,000
- Largest approval$567,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fulton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Howard County, not Fulton
Howard County context, not Fulton figures
- Establishments in Howard County10,050
- Covered employment, Howard County173,483
- Average annual pay, Howard County$86,951
- Housing units permitted, Howard County881
Every figure in this section is published for Howard County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fulton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fulton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fulton, Maryland?
5,677, in 1,939 households. Fulton CDP covers 3.79 square miles of land, which is 1,499 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fulton in?
Howard County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fulton?
$222,039. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $913,100. Median gross rent is $3,074 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fulton businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $5.7 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $245,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $567,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fulton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fulton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fulton. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Fulton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Howard County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fulton.
Is zoning published for Fulton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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