City government · Murray County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eton took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fines and other18%County and local tax money17%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.6%

What stands out

17%

of Eton'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 taxes46%

Other taxes
23%$516 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$176 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$95 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$80 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$75 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
18%$402 thousand
Sales tax
6.1%$139 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$174 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$271 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$377 thousand

Fines and other18%

Fines
13%$288 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.9%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Eton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$918 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$416 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$260 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$3 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$3 thousand
Social services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eton. 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 Eton 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.