Town government · Effingham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rincon took in $16.8 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%County and local tax money40%Town taxes14%Fines and other3.8%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

40%

of Rincon'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%.

Town taxes14%

Other taxes
12%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$740 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$637 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$248 thousand
  • Other licenses$181 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$91 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$41 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.8%$302 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$962 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$944 thousand
  • Garbage collection$769 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$87 thousand

County and local tax money40%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
40%$6.7 million

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
2.8%$474 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt2.8%

What stands out

27%

of Rincon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$992 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$687 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.4 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)$711 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$541 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$708 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$708 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$323 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$243 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rincon. 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 Town of Rincon 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.