County government · Paulding County, GA

Paulding County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Paulding County took in $271 million and spent $221 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money4.9%State tax money3.3%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Paulding County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
32%$85.6 million
Sales tax
21%$57.4 million
Other taxes
6.4%$17.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$12.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$983 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$460 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$188 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$69.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$27.8 million
  • Water$25.5 million
  • Other service charges$10.6 million
  • Road charges$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$611 thousand
  • Airport$236 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$13.2 million

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$8.9 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$1.6 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$16.8 million
Fines
0.5%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

23%

of Paulding County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$64.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$22.2 million
  • Fire protection$20.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$50.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$36.5 million
  • Sewer systems$9.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$41.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$37.3 million
  • Airports$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$27.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
Interest on debt
6.9%$15.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$10.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$14.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.0 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$6.7 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$6.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Social services
<0.1%$151 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$151 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$107 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Paulding County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Paulding County 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.