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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fulton took in $48.9 million and spent $41.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)68%City taxes19%Fines and other8.4%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

10%

of Fulton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Sales tax

10%$4.9 million

Other taxes

7.0%$3.4 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more

Public utility taxes$2.5 million
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$661 thousand
Other licenses$239 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

1.9%$937 thousand

Fees for services68%

Fees for services

68%$33.3 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more

Electric power$15.2 million
Gas$5.4 million
Sewer$3.9 million
Other service charges$2.7 million
Garbage collection$2.4 million
Water$2.0 million
Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Airport$330 thousand
Parking$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state

4.5%$2.2 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other

8.2%$4.0 million

Fines

0.2%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

63%

of Fulton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

63%$25.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more

Electric power$13.1 million
Gas supply$5.1 million
Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Sewer systems$2.9 million
Water supply$1.5 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

14%$5.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$3.6 million
Fire protection$2.1 million
Courts and legal services$62 thousand

Running the government and other costs

12%$4.8 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Government buildings$931 thousand
Other and not broken out$443 thousand
Other government-run businesses$120 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

5.3%$2.2 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more

Roads and highways$1.3 million
Airports$887 thousand
Parking$9 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.0%$2.1 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$2.1 million

Interest on debt

1.2%$513 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$494 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$19 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 December 31, 2023. 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 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.