Town government · Harris County, GA

Pine Mountain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pine Mountain took in $3.6 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%Fines and other6.5%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

44%

of Pine Mountain's 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 taxes65%

Other taxes
44%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$108 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$71 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$781 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$478 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$278 thousand
  • Water$142 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$31 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$513 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Fines
6.4%$234 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

29%

of Pine Mountain'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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$214 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$995 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$837 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$561 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$561 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$491 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$276 thousand
  • Sewer systems$215 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$81 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pine Mountain. 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 Town of Pine Mountain 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.