City government · Washington County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sandersville took in $49.2 million and spent $39.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)82%City taxes9.7%County and local tax money6.0%Federal tax money1.5%State tax money0.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Sandersville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes9.7%

Other taxes
6.2%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$516 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$138 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.5%$1.7 million

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$40.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$35.8 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$121 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$728 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$282 thousand

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$2.9 million

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$86 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Running the government and other costs7.4%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

79%

of Sandersville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
79%$30.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$26.9 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$907 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$979 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$2.9 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)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$729 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$404 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$669 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$469 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$200 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$232 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$232 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$44 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$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sandersville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Sandersville 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.