City government · Forsyth County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cumming took in $70.4 million and spent $53.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)69%County and local tax money16%Fines and other8.5%City taxes5.7%Federal tax money0.3%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Cumming'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 taxes5.7%

Other taxes
5.3%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$795 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$650 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$616 thousand
  • Other licenses$281 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$161 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$42 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.4%$310 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$48.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$29.9 million
  • Water$12.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Road charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$200 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$89 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$11.3 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$5.7 million
Fines
0.5%$322 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

58%

of Cumming'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
58%$31.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$15.7 million
  • Water supply$14.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$705 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$4.1 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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$893 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$394 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$672 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cumming. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Cumming 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.