City government · Peach County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fort Valley took in $31.3 million and spent $23.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)78%City taxes16%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.5%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

78%

of Fort Valley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes16%

Other taxes
8.8%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$32 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.5%$2.3 million

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$24.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$14.0 million
  • Gas$4.7 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$150 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$45 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$439 thousand
Fines
0.4%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities92%Sent to other local governments5.3%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Interest on debt0.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%Running the government and other costs<0.1%

What stands out

92%

of Fort Valley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
92%$21.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$11.2 million
  • Gas supply$4.2 million
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$326 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$457 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$457 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$199 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$127 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Valley. 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 Fort Valley 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.