Town government · Jackson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Braselton took in $40.9 million and spent $39.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%Town taxes20%County and local tax money12%Fines and other9.3%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes20%

Other taxes
18%$7.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$800 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$650 thousand
  • Other licenses$545 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$260 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$236 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$741 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$23.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$14.1 million
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Road charges$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$296 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$4.8 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$2.9 million
Fines
2.3%$933 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs23%Housing and community development19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending11%

What stands out

19%

of Braselton's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$9.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Water supply$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$538 thousand
  • Government buildings$175 thousand
Housing and community development
19%$7.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$336 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Libraries$218 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$426 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$264 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$264 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Braselton. 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 Town of Braselton 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.