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Fulton, AR town hall & government

Fulton spent $504,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,639 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Fulton's money goes

Spent
$504,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,639
typical Arkansas cities: $1,073
Long-term debt
$495,000
$2,592 per resident
Water & other utilities
$165,00033%
Roads & transportation
$79,00016%
Police
$65,00013%
Fire
$46,0009%
Administration & buildings
$44,0009%
Sewer & trash
$41,0008%
Parks & libraries
$16,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$46,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 28%
  • Sales taxes 24%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • From the state 9%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Fulton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Fulton

Full-time staff
1
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time2 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hope School District

Fulton's K–12 school district, shared with Hope, Oakhaven, Patmos, Perrytown and Washington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,957
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
2,218
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$19.4 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 13%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $14,957 per pupil, $8,125 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
$383
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.30%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$129,200
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 John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative Bruce Westerman. Sarah Huckabee Sanders 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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