City government · Barrow County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Auburn took in $9.9 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money34%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%City taxes29%Fines and other3.1%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

34%

of Auburn'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 taxes29%

Other taxes
18%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$658 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$580 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$372 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$96 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$1.1 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$116 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$3.4 million

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
2.0%$200 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

50%

of Auburn's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$402 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$658 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$658 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$410 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$273 thousand
  • Libraries$137 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Auburn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Auburn 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.