City government · Bacon County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alma took in $6.1 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes27%County and local tax money20%Federal tax money11%Fines and other6.6%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Alma'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 taxes27%

Property tax
16%$951 thousand
Other taxes
12%$711 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$300 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$225 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$93 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$457 thousand
  • Garbage collection$347 thousand
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$703 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$24 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.6%

Fines
4.6%$279 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments5.8%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

29%

of Alma's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$942 thousand
  • Sewer systems$874 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$316 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$83 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$711 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$351 thousand
  • Government buildings$140 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$135 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$636 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$636 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.8%$352 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$352 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$152 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$152 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$129 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$97 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Alma 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.