City government · Appling County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Baxley took in $9.0 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%City taxes22%Federal tax money16%Fines and other2.8%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Baxley'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 taxes22%

Other taxes
14%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$376 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$351 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$231 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$220 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.3%$752 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$975 thousand
  • Sewer$968 thousand
  • Water$511 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$1.4 million

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$11 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$2.9 million

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.2%$202 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

21%

of Baxley'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%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$790 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$548 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$229 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$164 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$65 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$127 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Baxley. 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 Baxley 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.