City government · Hart County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hartwell took in $17.0 million and spent $13.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)66%City taxes20%County and local tax money10%Fines and other3.2%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes20%

Property tax
12%$2.0 million
Other taxes
8.4%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$362 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$337 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$252 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$242 thousand
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$38 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$5.6 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$830 thousand
  • Other service charges$186 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$56 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$335 thousand
Fines
1.2%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs8.8%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

58%

of Hartwell'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
58%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$3.7 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$760 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$124 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$67 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hartwell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hartwell 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.