City government · Habersham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cornelia took in $13.7 million and spent $25.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)71%City taxes25%Federal tax money2.3%Fines and other1.8%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

71%

of Cornelia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
14%$1.9 million
Other taxes
11%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$501 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$348 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$230 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$129 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$114 thousand
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$6.6 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$371 thousand
  • Other service charges$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$312 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$70 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.5%$203 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Interest on debt5.8%Running the government and other costs2.3%Roads, transit and parking2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

56%

of Cornelia's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$14.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$11.8 million
  • Police$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Water supply$4.0 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
2.3%$597 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$479 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$595 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$595 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cornelia. 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 Cornelia 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.