City government · Burke County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sardis took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money42%City taxes23%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%State tax money12%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

42%

of Sardis' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Property tax
13%$209 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$83 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$352 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$224 thousand
  • Water$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$194 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$663 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$15 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

49%

of Sardis' 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
49%$702 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$360 thousand
  • Water supply$292 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$280 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$280 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$226 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$215 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$202 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sardis. 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 City of Sardis 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.