City government · Fulton County, GA

South Fulton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, South Fulton took in $319 million and spent $349 million.

Latest recorded yearEstimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%City taxes24%County and local tax money22%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.8%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

22%

of South Fulton's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
13%$41.3 million
Other taxes
11%$36.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$11.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$3.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$115 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Sewer$65.0 million
  • Garbage collection$19.2 million
  • Water$17.6 million
  • Transit fares$5.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parking$829 thousand
  • Road charges$418 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
12%$37.6 million

State tax money1.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
1.3%$4.2 million

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$69.6 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$12.4 million
Fines
0.9%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

47%

of South Fulton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$163 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$144 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.4 million
  • Government buildings$4.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$82.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$37.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$23.0 million
  • Water supply$22.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$33.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$30.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$32.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$25.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.3 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$5.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$872 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$4.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$522 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$522 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$175 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$175 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Fulton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of South Fulton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.