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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 $31.4 million and spent $30.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%State tax money18%Fees for services (sewer, water)17%Federal tax money14%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
23%$7.1 million
Sales tax
21%$6.5 million
Other taxes
1.5%$456 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$250 thousand
  • Other licenses$188 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
  • Other service charges$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$4.4 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$5.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$52 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.8 million
Fines
0.2%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services8.0%All other spending10%

What stands out

8%

of Fulton's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$9.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$307 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$305 thousand
  • Government buildings$212 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$268 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Social services
8.0%$2.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.3 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$517 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand
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$6 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.