Town government · Meriwether County, GA

Lone Oak's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lone Oak took in $259 thousand and spent $101 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)84%Town taxes6.9%County and local tax money5.4%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

84%

of Lone Oak's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes6.9%

Other taxes
5.0%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.9%$5 thousand

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$217 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Water$51 thousand
  • Sewer$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$8 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking40%Interest on debt5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

40%

of Lone Oak'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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$48 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lone Oak. 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 Town of Lone Oak 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.