City government · Polk County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cedartown took in $13.3 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%County and local tax money28%Fines and other2.9%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

28%

of Cedartown'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 taxes37%

Property tax
21%$2.8 million
Other taxes
16%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$812 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$788 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$294 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$121 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$75 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$141 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$3.7 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$383 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

34%

of Cedartown'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
34%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$683 thousand
  • Sewer systems$264 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.2 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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$277 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$200 thousand
  • Government buildings$179 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$956 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$872 thousand
  • Libraries$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$836 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$836 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$350 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$202 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cedartown. 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 Cedartown 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.