City government · Douglas County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Douglasville took in $82.4 million and spent $86.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other12%Federal tax money2.5%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

24%

of Douglasville's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
30%$24.4 million
Other taxes
18%$14.7 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$374 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$7.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$2.1 million

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$1.3 million

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$20.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$5.9 million
Fines
4.4%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries31%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Roads, transit and parking6.8%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

31%

of Douglasville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
31%$26.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$21.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$18.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$589 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$19.8 million
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)$8.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$3.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$2.4 million
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$2.4 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$468 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Douglasville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Douglasville 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.