City government · Mitchell County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Camilla took in $29.0 million and spent $32.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)83%City taxes7.1%County and local tax money4.3%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other2.3%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

83%

of Camilla's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.1%

Property tax
4.5%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.7%$777 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$413 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$96 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$24.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more
  • Electric power$15.6 million
  • Gas$3.5 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$973 thousand
  • Garbage collection$883 thousand
  • Airport$555 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$61 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$995 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$69 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$425 thousand
Fines
0.8%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Camilla'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
66%$21.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$14.0 million
  • Gas supply$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$806 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.8 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)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$647 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$779 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$356 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$269 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Camilla. 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 Camilla 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.