City government · Gwinnett County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Duluth took in $53.0 million and spent $45.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%County and local tax money24%Fines and other10%Federal tax money8.1%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)4.2%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

24%

of Duluth'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 taxes51%

Property tax
33%$17.7 million
Other taxes
18%$9.5 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$816 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$338 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$336 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
  • Other service charges$237 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$4.3 million

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$872 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$13.0 million

Fines and other10%

Fines
5.7%$3.0 million
Interest, rents and other
4.5%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

17%

of Duluth'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$14.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$857 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$12.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$683 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$565 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$129 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$129 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Duluth. 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 Duluth 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.