Town Hall · Fulton

Fulton, AL town hall & government

Fulton spent $457,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,888 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fulton's government.

Town budget

Where Fulton's money goes

Spent
$457,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,888
typical Alabama cities: $1,419
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$4,388 per resident
Roads & transportation
$249,00054%
Sewer & trash
$81,00018%
Administration & buildings
$60,00013%
Water & other utilities
$46,00010%
Police
$16,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 59%
  • From the state 27%
  • Other taxes & licenses 14%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fulton

Full-time staff
14
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$10,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
11 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fulton didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clarke County School District

Fulton's K–12 school district, shared with Coffeeville, Grove Hill and Jackson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,485
Alabama: $13,926
Students
2,158
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$22.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Alabama districts overall: 31% local, 53% state, 16% federal

  • Local 23%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $14,485 per pupil, $6,793 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Fulton pay

Typical tax bill
$258
a year · Alabama typical $788
Effective rate
0.22%
of home value · Alabama 0.38%
Typical home value
$117,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Fulton's government

Town hall & decisions in Fulton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fulton

Fulton is represented in Congress by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt and Representative Terri A. Sewell. Kay Ivey is governor.

All of Fulton's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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