City government · Meriwether County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Luthersville took in $1.2 million and spent $563 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes34%State tax money13%County and local tax money10%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

20%

of Luthersville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes34%

Other taxes
20%$235 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; insurance premium taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$79 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$76 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$166 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$453 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$170 thousand
  • Sewer$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$87 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$149 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$118 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Fines
4.4%$52 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Interest on debt1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Luthersville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$251 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$40 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Luthersville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Luthersville 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.