City government · Bryan County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pembroke took in $5.1 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money43%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%City taxes19%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money2.1%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

43%

of Pembroke'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 taxes19%

Property tax
11%$563 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$393 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$178 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$121 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$700 thousand
  • Sewer$467 thousand
  • Other service charges$216 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$108 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$78 thousand

County and local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
43%$2.2 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$205 thousand
Fines
3.5%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

52%

of Pembroke's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$214 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$166 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$789 thousand
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$189 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$189 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$103 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pembroke. 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 Pembroke 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.