City government · Dawson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dawsonville took in $7.2 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%City taxes13%State tax money2.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

43%

of Dawsonville'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 taxes13%

Other taxes
11%$829 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$226 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$215 thousand
  • Other licenses$183 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$118 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$28 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$131 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$638 thousand
  • Other service charges$336 thousand
  • Garbage collection$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$177 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$3.1 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$141 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Dawsonville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$920 thousand
  • Water supply$803 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$726 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$440 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$685 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$685 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$554 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$554 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$176 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$137 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$115 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$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dawsonville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dawsonville 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.