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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fulton took in $9.0 million and spent $8.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)44%State tax money32%City taxes16%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

32%

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 taxes16%

Property tax
14%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$125 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$554 thousand
  • Sewer$522 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$2.8 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$244 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$310 thousand
Fines
1.6%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

20%

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
46%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$548 thousand
  • Sewer systems$539 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$386 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$827 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$358 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$358 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$144 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fulton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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.