City government · Taliaferro County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crawfordville took in $773 thousand and spent $748 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%City taxes34%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money5.8%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

5.8%

of Crawfordville'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 taxes34%

Property tax
25%$191 thousand
Other taxes
9.3%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$381 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$141 thousand
  • Water$133 thousand
  • Garbage collection$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$71 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$45 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.4%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

48%

of Crawfordville'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
48%$360 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
  • Water supply$131 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$211 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$74 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$7 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$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crawfordville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Crawfordville 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.