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Johns Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Johns Creek took in $82.2 million and spent $91.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%County and local tax money35%Federal tax money5.9%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)3.4%Fines and other2.3%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

35%

of Johns Creek's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
29%$24.1 million
Other taxes
22%$18.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$7.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$545 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$294 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$302 thousand
  • Other service charges$212 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$4.8 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$1.6 million

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$28.7 million

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
1.5%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$690 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

23%

of Johns Creek's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$27.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$26.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.9 million
  • Fire protection$12.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$21.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$14.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Government buildings$600 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Johns Creek. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Johns Creek 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.