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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), South Fulton took in $5.5 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)48%City taxes32%Fines and other14%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

13%

of South Fulton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
25%$1.4 million
Other taxes
7.1%$391 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$172 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$84 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$1.0 million
  • Water$710 thousand
  • Sewer$568 thousand
  • Garbage collection$236 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$271 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$104 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$699 thousand
Fines
0.9%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs9.4%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

69%

of South Fulton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$905 thousand
  • Water supply$774 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$297 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$731 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$491 thousand
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$408 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)$237 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$171 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Fulton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of South 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.