County government · Candler County, GA

Candler County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Candler County took in $13.5 million and spent $14.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fines and other13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)13%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money5.3%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

22%

of Candler County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
32%$4.3 million
Sales tax
22%$3.0 million
Other taxes
5.5%$738 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$507 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$106 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$710 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$993 thousand

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$268 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$1.1 million
Fines
4.4%$596 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals12%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

18%

of Candler County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$909 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$734 thousand
  • Fire protection$338 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$2.5 million
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$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$987 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$758 thousand
  • Government buildings$425 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$300 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
12%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$760 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$760 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$359 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$307 thousand
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Candler County. 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 Candler County 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.