City government · Laurens County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dublin took in $67.0 million and spent $71.2 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)47%County and local tax money24%City taxes14%State tax money6.5%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

24%

of Dublin'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 taxes14%

Other taxes
8.3%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$481 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$355 thousand
  • Other licenses$256 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$195 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.1%$4.1 million

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$31.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 6 more
  • Gas$14.7 million
  • Sewer$5.7 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$680 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$2.2 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$4.4 million

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$16.2 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$2.4 million
Fines
0.8%$545 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking8.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

42%

of Dublin's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$29.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$18.6 million
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$14.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Fire protection$6.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$665 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$224 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$213 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$9.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.7 million
  • Libraries$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$153 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on gas supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$143 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dublin. 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 Dublin 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.