City government · Clay County, GA

Fort Gaines's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fort Gaines took in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)28%City taxes28%County and local tax money19%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

19%

of Fort Gaines' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
14%$224 thousand
Other taxes
14%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$92 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$450 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$226 thousand
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Gas$90 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$100 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$199 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$310 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$50 thousand
Fines
2.3%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Fort Gaines' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$585 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$265 thousand
  • Water supply$221 thousand
  • Gas supply$99 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$548 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$488 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$164 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$15 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
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Gaines. 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 Fort Gaines 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.