City government · Rockdale County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Conyers took in $41.2 million and spent $35.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)15%County and local tax money13%Fines and other10%Federal tax money4.6%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

13%

of Conyers' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes56%

Property tax

38%$15.5 million

Other taxes

18%$7.5 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more

Public utility taxes$1.7 million
Insurance premium taxes$1.5 million
Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
Other licenses$1.2 million
Alcoholic beverage taxes$664 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$646 thousand
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$291 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services

15%$6.3 million

What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more

Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Garbage collection$1.6 million
Other service charges$1.2 million
Sewer$549 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government

4.6%$1.9 million

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state

1.4%$597 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

13%$5.2 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other

5.5%$2.3 million

Fines

4.9%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

6.2%

of Conyers' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

35%$12.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services

Police$11.4 million
Courts and legal services$1.1 million

Running the government and other costs

32%$11.5 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Other and not broken out$4.0 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
Government buildings$1.5 million

Roads, transit and parking

15%$5.3 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$5.3 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.8%$3.5 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$3.5 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

6.2%$2.2 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million

Interest on debt

1.2%$437 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.0%$367 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$367 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Conyers. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Conyers 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.