Fultondale is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 9,677 people and two associated neighborhoods, Fultondale is the 71st largest community in Alabama. Fultondale has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Fultondale, where the median household income is $72,741.00.Fultondale is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fultondale is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fultondale who work in healthcare (9.59%), office and administrative support (9.29%), and food service (8.54%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Fultondale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Fultondale is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.14% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Fultondale in 2022 was $36,616, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,464 for a family of four. However, Fultondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Fultondale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fultondale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fultondale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fultondale include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and African. The most common language spoken in Fultondale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
