City government · Wilkinson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gordon took in $3.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Federal tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%County and local tax money17%State tax money1.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

25%

of Gordon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Other taxes
22%$671 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$287 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$186 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$162 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$434 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$576 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$292 thousand
  • Sewer$195 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$750 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$38 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$509 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$19 thousand
Fines
0.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Gordon's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$790 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$752 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$295 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$276 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$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
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gordon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gordon 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.