City government · Gilmer County, GA

East Ellijay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Ellijay took in $2.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%County and local tax money34%Fines and other23%State tax money5.5%

What stands out

34%

of East Ellijay'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 taxes38%

Other taxes
37%$915 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$384 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$153 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$152 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$110 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.1%$28 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$136 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$838 thousand

Fines and other23%

Fines
15%$366 thousand
Interest, rents and other
7.8%$192 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%

What stands out

49%

of East Ellijay's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$798 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$236 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$544 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$321 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$201 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$499 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$499 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Ellijay. 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 East Ellijay 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.