City government · Fayette County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2023), Fayetteville took in $54.1 million and spent $46.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%County and local tax money21%Federal tax money17%Fines and other4.6%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Fayetteville'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 taxes35%

Other taxes
18%$9.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Other licenses$3.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$793 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$547 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$356 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$296 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$8.9 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$12.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$6.6 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$9.3 million

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$315 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$11.3 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.5 million
Fines
1.8%$985 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

35%

of Fayetteville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$16.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$821 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$8.6 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$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$2.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$892 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$151 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$151 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fayetteville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Fayetteville 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.