City government · Newton County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Porterdale took in $3.4 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money37%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%City taxes22%Fines and other10%Federal tax money1.0%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

37%

of Porterdale'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 taxes22%

Property tax
14%$467 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$287 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$114 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$105 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$973 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$518 thousand
  • Water$252 thousand
  • Garbage collection$177 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$35 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$35 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$1.2 million

Fines and other10%

Fines
7.3%$246 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.8%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

29%

of Porterdale'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$791 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$697 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$751 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$751 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$667 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$284 thousand
  • Sewer systems$242 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$432 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$350 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$79 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$57 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Porterdale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Porterdale 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.