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Powder Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Powder Springs took in $20.7 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%County and local tax money22%Fines and other20%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)14%State tax money2.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

22%

of Powder Springs' 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 taxes42%

Property tax
27%$5.6 million
Other taxes
15%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$799 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$407 thousand
  • Other licenses$367 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$262 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$74 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Sewer$615 thousand
  • Other service charges$448 thousand
  • Road charges$370 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$91 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$463 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$4.5 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
18%$3.8 million
Fines
1.5%$312 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

38%

of Powder Springs' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$5.7 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)$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$700 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$297 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$965 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$965 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$506 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Powder Springs. 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 City of Powder Springs 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.