City government · Telfair County, GA

Lumber City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lumber City took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes27%County and local tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money19%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

27%

of Lumber City'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 taxes27%

Property tax
15%$233 thousand
Other taxes
13%$201 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$122 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$368 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$146 thousand
  • Water$138 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$301 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$424 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Fines
4.2%$67 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments4.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

4.1%

of Lumber City's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$516 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$277 thousand
  • Sewer systems$239 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$299 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$299 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$246 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$246 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$60 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$60 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lumber City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Lumber City 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.