City government · Candler County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Metter took in $7.5 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%City taxes28%County and local tax money27%State tax money6.2%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

27%

of Metter'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 taxes28%

Property tax
15%$1.1 million
Other taxes
13%$982 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$362 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$327 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$73 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$63 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$926 thousand
  • Garbage collection$636 thousand
  • Sewer$617 thousand
  • Road charges$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$223 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$463 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.0%

Fines
3.3%$250 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Health and hospitals4.5%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

37%

of Metter'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$557 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$604 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$473 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$469 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$469 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$254 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$254 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$241 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$241 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Metter. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Metter 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.