City government · White County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cleveland took in $7.4 million and spent $7.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money39%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes23%Fines and other1.6%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

39%

of Cleveland'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 taxes23%

Other taxes

14%$1.0 million

What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more

Insurance premium taxes$283 thousand
Public utility taxes$259 thousand
Alcoholic beverage taxes$198 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand
Other licenses$67 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$60 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

9.1%$670 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services

35%$2.6 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more

Sewer$1.5 million
Water$651 thousand
Other service charges$391 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state

1.3%$93 thousand

County and local tax money39%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

39%$2.9 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other

0.8%$61 thousand

Fines

0.8%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

34%

of Cleveland'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

40%$2.9 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply

Sewer systems$1.6 million
Water supply$1.3 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$2.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.9 million
Fire protection$441 thousand
Courts and legal services$163 thousand

Running the government and other costs

12%$879 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$548 thousand
Other and not broken out$155 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$134 thousand
Government buildings$41 thousand
Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.2%$523 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$523 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.8%$418 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$412 thousand
Libraries$6 thousand

Interest on debt

0.8%$58 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$44 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cleveland. 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 City of Cleveland 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.