City government · Habersham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clarkesville took in $5.1 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%City taxes38%County and local tax money10%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other2.0%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Clarkesville'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 taxes38%

Property tax
25%$1.3 million
Other taxes
12%$632 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$260 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$138 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$127 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$863 thousand
  • Garbage collection$219 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Road charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$187 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$27 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$516 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.6%$82 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

41%

of Clarkesville'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
41%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$727 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$480 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$722 thousand
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)$451 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$214 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$61 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$46 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Clarkesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Clarkesville 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.