City government · Crawford County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Roberta took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%City taxes28%County and local tax money20%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money6.6%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Roberta'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 taxes28%

Other taxes
16%$260 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$74 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$198 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$600 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$351 thousand
  • Water$153 thousand
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$106 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$11 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$331 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
5.3%$85 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals1.7%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

29%

of Roberta'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$610 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$284 thousand
  • Water supply$282 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$444 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$430 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$244 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$244 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$180 thousand
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)$126 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roberta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Roberta 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.