Town government · Jackson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pendergrass took in $1.9 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fines and other19%County and local tax money16%State tax money5.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%

What stands out

42%

of Pendergrass' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes59%

Other taxes
42%$781 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$564 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$61 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$325 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$105 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$295 thousand

Fines and other19%

Fines
17%$321 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt5.8%

What stands out

39%

of Pendergrass' 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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$560 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$560 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$472 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$442 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$117 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$117 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pendergrass. 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 Town of Pendergrass 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.