City government · Fulton County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Milton took in $59.5 million and spent $52.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%County and local tax money38%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)4.5%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

38%

of Milton's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
31%$18.3 million
Other taxes
15%$9.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$441 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$247 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$65 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$429 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$1.7 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$880 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$22.4 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$3.6 million
Fines
1.2%$712 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt2.9%Sent to other local governments2.0%

What stands out

46%

of Milton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$23.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14.7 million
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$958 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.1 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$839 thousand
  • Government buildings$401 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$1.0 million
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$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Milton 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.