City government · Coffee County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Broxton took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%City taxes19%Federal tax money14%Fines and other7.4%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

31%

of Broxton'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 taxes19%

Other taxes
13%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$104 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.8%$105 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$390 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$178 thousand
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Water$79 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$223 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$32 thousand

County and local tax money31%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
31%$485 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Fines
6.9%$107 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

46%

of Broxton'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$644 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$623 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$368 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$197 thousand
  • Water supply$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$238 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$211 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$117 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$117 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$26 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Broxton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Broxton 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.