City government · Lamar County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Barnesville took in $20.8 million and spent $19.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)72%County and local tax money11%Fines and other8.5%City taxes8.2%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Barnesville'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 taxes8.2%

Other taxes
4.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$558 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$167 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$132 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$24 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.3%$687 thousand

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$15.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$9.3 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$112 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$2.3 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$1.6 million
Fines
0.9%$197 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.3%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

70%

of Barnesville'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
70%$13.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$487 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$773 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$388 thousand
  • Government buildings$384 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$207 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$969 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$969 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$544 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$272 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$272 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barnesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Barnesville 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.