Town Hall · Fulton

Fulton, KY town hall & government

Fulton spent $4.3 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,862 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
$4.3 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,862
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$5.9 million
$2,579 per resident
Police
$1.3 million30%
Housing & development
$1.2 million27%
Administration & buildings
$475,00011%
Water & other utilities
$447,00010%
Fire
$314,0007%
Sewer & trash
$199,0005%
Roads & transportation
$172,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$130,0003%
Paid to other governments
$25,0001%
Parks & libraries
$19,000<1%
Other
$102,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 26%
  • From the federal government 22%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • Income taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 6%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Sales taxes 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fulton

Full-time staff
46
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$52,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
and 1 full-time firefighter
Water & other utilities
12 full-time1 part
Police
10 full-time
Administration & buildings
7 full-time
Housing & development
6 full-time
Parks & libraries
4 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Fire
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Other
2 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

Fulton Independent School District

Fulton's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,778
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
293
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$630,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal

  • Local 19%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 30%

Of the $22,778 per pupil, $14,174 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
$531
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.94%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$56,300
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

🏛️ Official websitefulton-ky.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fulton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fulton

Fulton is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative James Comer. Andy Beshear 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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