City government · Wilkinson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Irwinton took in $725 thousand and spent $336 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes26%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other4.8%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

12%

of Irwinton'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 taxes26%

Other taxes
18%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.6%$62 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$343 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$188 thousand
  • Sewer$125 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$59 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$10 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$88 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
4.1%$30 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

33%

of Irwinton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$112 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$85 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$84 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$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 Irwinton. 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 Irwinton 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.