City government · Thomas County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pavo took in $2.3 million and spent $620 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money65%County and local tax money11%City taxes9.7%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)8.9%Fines and other4.3%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

65%

of Pavo's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes9.7%

Property tax
5.3%$121 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$202 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$79 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money65%

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

From the federal government
65%$1.5 million

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$14 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$258 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Fines
3.2%$73 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

41%

of Pavo'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
41%$255 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$253 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$167 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pavo. 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 Pavo 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.