City government · Jeff Davis County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hazlehurst took in $9.3 million and spent $7.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money41%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%City taxes18%Fines and other11%Federal tax money8.3%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

41%

of Hazlehurst'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 taxes18%

Other taxes
10%$926 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$344 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$335 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$106 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$89 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.1%$753 thousand

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$982 thousand
  • Water$511 thousand
  • Airport$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Other service charges$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$772 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$163 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$3.8 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$801 thousand
Fines
1.9%$180 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

36%

of Hazlehurst'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
36%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$820 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$236 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$780 thousand
  • Sewer systems$588 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$316 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$752 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$305 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$225 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$222 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$234 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$176 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$131 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$131 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Hazlehurst 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.