City government · Tift County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Omega took in $2.0 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money34%Fines and other28%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%City taxes12%State tax money3.3%

What stands out

34%

of Omega'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 taxes12%

Other taxes
10%$214 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$101 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$32 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$455 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$218 thousand
  • Garbage collection$150 thousand
  • Water$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$67 thousand

County and local tax money34%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
34%$696 thousand

Fines and other28%

Fines
26%$535 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

40%

of Omega'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
40%$603 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$558 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$466 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$162 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
  • Water supply$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$219 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$186 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$186 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$8 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$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Omega. 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 City of Omega 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.