City government · Brooks County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Quitman took in $5.4 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%City taxes31%County and local tax money30%Fines and other4.2%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

30%

of Quitman'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 taxes31%

Property tax
20%$1.1 million
Other taxes
11%$571 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$336 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$106 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$593 thousand
  • Sewer$459 thousand
  • Garbage collection$403 thousand
  • Other service charges$364 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$98 thousand

County and local tax money30%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
30%$1.6 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$163 thousand
Fines
1.2%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

33%

of Quitman'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
33%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$990 thousand
  • Fire protection$519 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$914 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$259 thousand
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$661 thousand
  • Government buildings$125 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$372 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$372 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$273 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$231 thousand
  • Libraries$42 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$196 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$107 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$89 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 Quitman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Quitman 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.