City government · Jackson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Commerce took in $36.4 million and spent $25.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, electric power)77%County and local tax money12%City taxes8.9%Fines and other1.3%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Commerce'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 taxes8.9%

Other taxes
4.9%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$543 thousand
  • Other licenses$491 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$353 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$259 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$1.4 million

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$27.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; electric power and 5 more
  • Gas$8.5 million
  • Electric power$7.4 million
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$238 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$214 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$24 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$423 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$4.3 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$253 thousand
Fines
0.6%$236 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

65%

of Commerce'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
65%$16.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$8.1 million
  • Gas supply$7.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$704 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$487 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$880 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$785 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$648 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$273 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$783 thousand
  • Libraries$248 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$406 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on gas supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$374 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Commerce. 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 Commerce 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.