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A town of 9,307, settled in 1947.
Fultondale gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $228K, 3.2 years of the Birmingham metro’s $71K median household income. It grades C overall, 95th among Alabama's 187 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its crime rate is higher than 80% of U.S. towns, with 28 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On hazard risk, just 16 of Alabama’s 308 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on history.
8,380 counted in 2010 and 9,876 in 2020; an estimated 9,307 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 2.3%, after 17.9% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Fultondale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,304 in 1950, 9,876 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fultondale. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaLegion Field
6 mi Stadium & arenaProtective Stadium
7 mi MuseumSloss Furnaces
7 mi Stadium & arenaLegacy Arena29 mi LakeLewis Smith Lake
7 mi Stadium & arenaBirmingham–Jefferson Convention ComplexLegion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0 · Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fultondale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fultondale.
Fultondale looks healthier within Alabama than nationally, but it has little public open land.
Fultondale’s property crime rate is 20.7 per 1,000 residents, above both the Alabama town median (16.9) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Fultondale reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 80% report less. The violent crime rate in Fultondale is 3 per 1,000 residents.
| Fultondale | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.7 per 1,000 residents | 16.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson County school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Fultondale High School, with 848 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fultondale Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 889 | C |
| Fultondale High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 848 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
Just 25 of its 7,740 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Fultondale itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Fultondale | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black Creek Park | 0.5 mi | 7 |
| 2. Fultondale Children's Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fultondale has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Fultondale’s July high is 91°F, against 91°F in Alabama’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Fultondale for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Fultondale has added 399 jobs, to 3,189 in 2023. Fultondale’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.
| Fultondale | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fultondale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Alabama average. 14% of residents are 65 or older in Fultondale. Fultondale has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 9,307 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fultondale | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Fultondale | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.8% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.6% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.8% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Alabama it is healthier than 77% of the 187 graded towns: much of Alabama scores lower on these measures.
Fultondale beats the Alabama average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 39% of Fultondale adults feel lonely.
| Fultondale | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 43% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 12% |
| What stands out | Fultondale | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.2% | 8% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74.9% | 78% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Fultondale home is worth about $228,000, up 1.9% in a year, close to the Alabama typical home.
| Fultondale | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,269 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 70% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Fultondale
About 7 of every 100 Fultondale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
City in Alabama, United States
Fultondale is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a northern suburb of Birmingham. As of the 2020 census, Fultondale had a population of 9,876.
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3 towns share a border with Fultondale.
| Town | AL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fultondale | #95 | C | B+ | C− | C | B |
| Gardendale | #67 | C+ | B | C | C | B+ |
| Birmingham | #164 | D− | B | D− | D | D |
| Tarrant | #133 | D | A− | — | D− | D− |
Tarrant reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Fultondale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fultondale grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #95 of 187 in Alabama. It grades B for health, C− for safety and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within Alabama, it does better than 49% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
