City government · Tattnall County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cobbtown took in $395 thousand and spent $212 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)22%City taxes21%Federal tax money17%Fines and other14%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

24%

of Cobbtown'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 taxes21%

Other taxes
21%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$87 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Sewer$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$67 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$12 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$93 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

30%

of Cobbtown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cobbtown. 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 Cobbtown 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.