City government · Bleckley County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cochran took in $9.7 million and spent $8.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)54%City taxes18%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money10%State tax money4.4%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Cochran'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 taxes18%

Property tax
9.6%$930 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$843 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$427 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$252 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$857 thousand
  • Water$676 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$999 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$420 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

51%

of Cochran's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$927 thousand
  • Sewer systems$863 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$903 thousand
  • Fire protection$571 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$931 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$877 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$877 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$257 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$200 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$82 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cochran. 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 Cochran 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.