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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fairburn took in $56.1 million and spent $53.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)43%City taxes33%County and local tax money16%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other2.6%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Fairburn'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 taxes33%

Property tax
24%$13.2 million
Other taxes
9.3%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$922 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$301 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$293 thousand
  • Other licenses$248 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$24.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$10.6 million
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$969 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$2.4 million

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$585 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$9.2 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

37%

of Fairburn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$20.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$12.4 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$879 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$658 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$654 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$953 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$2.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$713 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$958 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$958 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$36 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$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairburn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Fairburn 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.