Town government · Terrell County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sasser took in $257 thousand and spent $201 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)33%County and local tax money28%Town taxes20%State tax money18%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes20%

Other taxes
18%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$24 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.7%$7 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$85 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Water$32 thousand
  • Sewer$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$45 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$71 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$3 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments5.5%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Sasser's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
  • Water supply$26 thousand
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$49 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$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$11 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$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sasser. 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 Town of Sasser 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.