City government · Terrell County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Dawson took in $6.9 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)65%City taxes21%County and local tax money8.5%Fines and other4.8%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

8.5%

of Dawson'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 taxes21%

Other taxes

13%$862 thousand

What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more

Insurance premium taxes$302 thousand
Public utility taxes$295 thousand
Alcoholic beverage taxes$119 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$116 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand
Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

8.6%$593 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services

65%$4.4 million

What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 2 more

Gas$1.8 million
Sewer$1.2 million
Garbage collection$797 thousand
Water$611 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state

0.9%$62 thousand

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

8.5%$580 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Fines

3.0%$209 thousand

Interest, rents and other

1.8%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Running the government and other costs6.7%Interest on debt0.6%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Dawson'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

48%$2.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more

Gas supply$1.5 million
Garbage and solid waste$642 thousand
Water supply$372 thousand
Sewer systems$298 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

37%$2.2 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.3 million
Fire protection$902 thousand
Courts and legal services$18 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.2%$421 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$421 thousand

Running the government and other costs

6.7%$394 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)$357 thousand
Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Government buildings$1 thousand

Interest on debt

0.6%$34 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on gas supply debt and 1 more

Interest on general debt$24 thousand
Interest on gas supply debt$7 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

<0.1%$3 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Libraries$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dawson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 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 Dawson 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.