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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fulton took in $920 thousand and spent $925 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money15%County and local tax money11%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services0.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Fulton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
68%$623 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$3 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$135 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$97 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$10 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Health and hospitals0.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

31%

of Fulton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$534 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$534 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$290 thousand
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$179 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fulton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.