Town government · Chattooga County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lyerly took in $874 thousand and spent $741 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Town taxes23%County and local tax money16%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.9%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Lyerly's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes23%

Other taxes
15%$129 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; insurance premium taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$49 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.8%$68 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$416 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$190 thousand
  • Water$171 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$96 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$9 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$139 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking8.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

14%

of Lyerly's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$242 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$171 thousand
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$175 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$75 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$46 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$23 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lyerly. 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 Town of Lyerly 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.