City government · Long County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ludowici took in $2.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes18%Federal tax money15%Fines and other14%County and local tax money12%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Ludowici's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Other taxes
11%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$142 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.9%$200 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$599 thousand
  • Water$461 thousand
  • Other service charges$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$426 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$36 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$339 thousand

Fines and other14%

Fines
13%$379 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Interest on debt2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Ludowici'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$897 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$604 thousand
  • Sewer systems$293 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$854 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$686 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$510 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$505 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$113 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$113 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$53 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$38 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ludowici. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Ludowici 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.