Town government · Berrien County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Alapaha took in $1.2 million and spent $820 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended October 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money46%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)26%Town taxes15%Fines and other13%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

46%

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

Town taxes15%

Property tax
11%$131 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$320 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$170 thousand
  • Sewer$77 thousand
  • Water$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$4 thousand

County and local tax money46%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
46%$570 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
12%$145 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

18%

of Alapaha's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$321 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$222 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$126 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$100 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alapaha. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Alapaha 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.