County government · Gilmer County, GA

Gilmer County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gilmer County took in $59.7 million and spent $64.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other6.0%State tax money3.0%Local tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

24%

of Gilmer County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes66%

Property tax
29%$17.6 million
Sales tax
24%$14.0 million
Other taxes
13%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.3 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$669 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$290 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$949 thousand
  • Airport$79 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$188 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.8 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$440 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$3.0 million
Fines
1.0%$602 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

25%

of Gilmer County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$20.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$15.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$9.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Libraries$425 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$2.0 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$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$949 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$758 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$758 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$60 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$60 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gilmer County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Gilmer County 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.