Canal Fulton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 5,300 people and two associated neighborhoods, Canal Fulton is the 260th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Canal Fulton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Canal Fulton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Canal Fulton who work in office and administrative support (14.92%), management occupations (10.88%), and sales jobs (7.74%). Also of interest is that Canal Fulton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Canal Fulton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Canal Fulton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.90% of adults in Canal Fulton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Canal Fulton in 2022 was $34,862, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,448 for a family of four. However, Canal Fulton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Canal Fulton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canal Fulton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Canal Fulton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Canal Fulton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
