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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Augusta took in $5.0 million and spent $5.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)61%City taxes23%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
12%$590 thousand
Sales tax
11%$540 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Gas$473 thousand
  • Garbage collection$363 thousand
  • Water$258 thousand
  • Sewer$257 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$438 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$295 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Health and hospitals1.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Augusta's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Gas supply$467 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$392 thousand
  • Sewer systems$261 thousand
  • Water supply$224 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$841 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$590 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$157 thousand
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$89 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$89 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Augusta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Augusta 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.