City government · Paulding County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hiram took in $6.7 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%County and local tax money41%Fines and other9.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)5.1%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

41%

of Hiram'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 taxes42%

Other taxes
39%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$670 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$585 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$528 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$289 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$251 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$165 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$91 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.4%$224 thousand

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$342 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$188 thousand
  • Water$61 thousand
  • Sewer$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$134 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$2.7 million

Fines and other9.7%

Fines
6.3%$419 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.4%$228 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

51%

of Hiram'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
51%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.1 million
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$807 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$376 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$376 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$185 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$185 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$30 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$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hiram. 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 Hiram 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.