City government · Charlton County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Folkston took in $5.4 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)31%City taxes24%County and local tax money21%Federal tax money17%Fines and other3.4%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

21%

of Folkston'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 taxes24%

Other taxes
12%$672 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$345 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$171 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$660 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$950 thousand
  • Water$454 thousand
  • Other service charges$262 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%$948 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$168 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
2.9%$156 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs5.8%Interest on debt4.2%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

22%

of Folkston's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$889 thousand
  • Sewer systems$760 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$487 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$841 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$841 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$192 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$140 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$46 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$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Folkston. 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 Folkston 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.