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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pooler took in $54.3 million and spent $42.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%County and local tax money28%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other15%State tax money0.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Pooler's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
16%$8.8 million
Other taxes
15%$8.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$892 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$446 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$259 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$444 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$40 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$448 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$15.0 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$7.5 million
Fines
1.6%$878 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

36%

of Pooler's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$15.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.0 million
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$569 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$300 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$10.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$675 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$303 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pooler. 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 Pooler 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.