City government · Schley County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellaville took in $5.6 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)86%City taxes6.7%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

86%

of Ellaville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes6.7%

Other taxes
4.4%$245 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$156 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$125 thousand

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Sewer$445 thousand
  • Garbage collection$298 thousand
  • Water$198 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$2 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$350 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
1.3%$72 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

56%

of Ellaville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$677 thousand
  • Sewer systems$467 thousand
  • Water supply$331 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$200 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$515 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$487 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$18 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$355 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$355 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$334 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$307 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$58 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$54 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ellaville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ellaville 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.