Town government · Aransas County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fulton took in $836 thousand and spent $749 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money38%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

29%

of Fulton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
29%$242 thousand
Sales tax
29%$240 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$317 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals5.5%Interest on debt4.0%

What stands out

51%

of Fulton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$380 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$338 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$157 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$145 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$30 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 September 30, 2021. 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 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.