City government · Clinch County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Homerville took in $4.1 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%County and local tax money24%State tax money7.2%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

24%

of Homerville'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 taxes35%

Property tax
20%$816 thousand
Other taxes
15%$614 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$227 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$196 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$87 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$649 thousand
  • Water$281 thousand
  • Other service charges$166 thousand
  • Garbage collection$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$296 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$978 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.6%$67 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

50%

of Homerville'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
50%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$781 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$851 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$771 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$570 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$258 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$235 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$245 thousand
  • Airports$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$225 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$158 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$158 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Homerville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Homerville 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.