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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Americus took in $36.4 million and spent $28.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%County and local tax money13%Fines and other1.4%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

13%

of Americus' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
24%$8.6 million
Other taxes
21%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.8 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$939 thousand
  • Other licenses$779 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$366 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$315 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.6%$2.4 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$12.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Gas$2.4 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Transit fares$375 thousand
  • Other service charges$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$363 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$4.7 million

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
1.0%$370 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt5.2%Roads, transit and parking3.2%

What stands out

39%

of Americus' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Gas supply$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
39%$11.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$943 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$411 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$285 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$200 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$132 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$895 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$895 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Americus. 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 Americus 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.