City government · Colquitt County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Moultrie took in $53.8 million and spent $55.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)68%City taxes17%County and local tax money11%Fines and other1.8%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

68%

of Moultrie's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
11%$5.9 million
Other taxes
6.4%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$584 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$569 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$448 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$411 thousand
  • Other licenses$140 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$73 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$36.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 8 more
  • Electric power$21.5 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Gas$2.8 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Airport$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$765 thousand
  • Other service charges$326 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
  • Transit fares$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$454 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$6.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$641 thousand
Fines
0.6%$348 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.6%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

55%

of Moultrie's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$30.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$20.2 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Gas supply$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$279 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$690 thousand
  • Government buildings$362 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$946 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$270 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$145 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$145 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$52 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$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moultrie. 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 Moultrie 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.