Town Hall · Fulton

Fulton, IN town hall & government

Fulton spent $87,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $266 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
$87,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$266
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
$244,000
$746 per resident
Sewer & trash
$49,00056%
Water & other utilities
$11,00013%
Administration & buildings
$10,00011%
Interest on debt
$6,0007%
Police
$4,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,0001%
Other
$6,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Other taxes & licenses 12%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • From the state 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Fees & charges 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Fulton

Full-time staff
0
8 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part
Police
0 full-time3 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

Caston School Corporation

Fulton's K–12 school district, shared with Adams, Bethlehem, Kewanna, Liberty and Wayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,468
Indiana: $13,688
Students
848
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 26%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $12,468 per pupil, $6,104 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
$508
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.65%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$78,700
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 Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Rudy Yakym III. Mike Braun 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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