City government · Bartow County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adairsville took in $15.1 million and spent $12.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)56%City taxes18%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other3.4%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Adairsville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Other taxes
13%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$563 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$447 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$386 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$326 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$120 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$93 thousand
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.0%$757 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$4.6 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.2%$927 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$136 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$297 thousand
Fines
1.5%$222 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

58%

of Adairsville'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
58%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$4.7 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$817 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$228 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$879 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$731 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$995 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$995 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$678 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$449 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$229 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$167 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$167 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Adairsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Adairsville 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.