City government · Laurens County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dudley took in $755 thousand and spent $282 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%County and local tax money34%City taxes23%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Dudley'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 taxes23%

Other taxes
14%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$47 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.7%$73 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$318 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Water$112 thousand
  • Sewer$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$260 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%

What stands out

42%

of Dudley's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$119 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dudley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dudley 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.