Town government · Meriwether County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Gay took in $230 thousand and spent $107 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other43%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Town taxes20%County and local tax money14%

What stands out

43%

of Gay's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes20%

Other taxes
13%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.0%$16 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$22 thousand
  • Sewer$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$32 thousand

Fines and other43%

Interest, rents and other
43%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs82%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%

What stands out

82%

of Gay's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
82%$88 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gay 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.