City government · Bartow County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Emerson took in $5.2 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes30%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Fines and other21%County and local tax money20%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

20%

of Emerson'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 taxes30%

Other taxes
18%$928 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$405 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$169 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$122 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$40 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$606 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$857 thousand
  • Water$284 thousand
  • Other service charges$165 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$57 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$1.1 million

Fines and other21%

Fines
16%$836 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.6%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

39%

of Emerson'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
39%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$202 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$760 thousand
  • Water supply$556 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$925 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$733 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$536 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$536 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$86 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$68 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$28 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$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Emerson. 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 Emerson 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.