City government · Mitchell County, GA

Sale City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sale City took in $317 thousand and spent $357 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)39%County and local tax money15%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

15%

of Sale City'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 taxes41%

Property tax
26%$82 thousand
Other taxes
15%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$123 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand
  • Sewer$35 thousand
  • Water$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$47 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$9 thousand
Fines
2.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Sent to other local governments7.6%

What stands out

7.6%

of Sale City's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
24%$87 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
  • Water supply$22 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.6%$27 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$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sale City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Sale City 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.