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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Fulton took in $5.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%City taxes24%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

36%

of Fulton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
17%$861 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$387 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$330 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$299 thousand
  • Other service charges$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$255 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$1.9 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$137 thousand
Fines
0.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

31%

of Fulton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$967 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$277 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$561 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$316 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$245 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$368 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$368 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$230 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$153 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fulton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of 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.