City government · Miller County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Colquitt took in $9.5 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money40%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)30%City taxes12%Fines and other11%County and local tax money7.3%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

40%

of Colquitt's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes12%

Property tax
6.2%$589 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$525 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$173 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$165 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Sewer$660 thousand
  • Other service charges$515 thousand
  • Gas$279 thousand
  • Water$266 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money40%

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

From the federal government
40%$3.7 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$42 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$693 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$927 thousand
Fines
0.9%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Social services29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

29%

of Colquitt's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
29%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$914 thousand
  • Sewer systems$583 thousand
  • Water supply$535 thousand
  • Gas supply$362 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$902 thousand
  • Fire protection$686 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$48 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$576 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$478 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$736 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$736 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$232 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$198 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Colquitt. 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 Colquitt 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.