City government · Polk County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rockmart took in $13.0 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes26%County and local tax money21%Fines and other7.6%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

21%

of Rockmart'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 taxes26%

Property tax
15%$2.0 million
Other taxes
11%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$621 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$350 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$154 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$59 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$52 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$831 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$101 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$2.8 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$900 thousand
Fines
0.7%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking6.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

28%

of Rockmart'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
50%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$890 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$886 thousand
  • Libraries$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$826 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$626 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$757 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$757 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$99 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$99 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$71 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$63 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rockmart. 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 Rockmart 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.