Town government · Paulding County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Braswell took in $269 thousand and spent $305 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes30%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)29%Fines and other16%County and local tax money14%State tax money10%

What stands out

14%

of Braswell's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
22%$59 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$79 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand
  • Water$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$27 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$39 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
10%$27 thousand
Fines
6.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs15%Social services7.5%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

7.5%

of Braswell's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$98 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$45 thousand
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$47 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Social services
7.5%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.2%$16 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$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Braswell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Braswell 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.