County government · Pike County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pike County took in $20.6 million and spent $17.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fees for services (road charges, water)10%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money8.9%Fines and other1.8%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

20%

of Pike County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
42%$8.6 million
Sales tax
20%$4.0 million
Other taxes
7.8%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$281 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Road charges$480 thousand
  • Water$300 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$137 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$1.8 million

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$1.8 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$244 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$381 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

28%

of Pike County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$860 thousand
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$610 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$712 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$712 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$664 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$525 thousand
  • Sewer systems$84 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$656 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$473 thousand
  • Libraries$183 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$293 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$293 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$175 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$94 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$94 thousand
Social services
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Pike 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.