County government · Catoosa County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Catoosa County took in $66.2 million and spent $59.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.3%Federal tax money7.3%Local tax money2.3%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

32%

of Catoosa County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes70%

Sales tax
32%$21.5 million
Property tax
29%$19.5 million
Other taxes
8.4%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.1 million
  • Other licenses$687 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$298 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$248 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$99 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$464 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$4.8 million

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$1.3 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$1.5 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$4.5 million
Fines
3.1%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

42%

of Catoosa County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$24.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Fire protection$7.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$308 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$15.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$892 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$632 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$632 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$340 thousand
Social services
0.3%$168 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$168 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$163 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$163 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$119 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Catoosa County. 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 Catoosa 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.