County government · Schley County, GA

Schley County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Schley County took in $6.1 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%State tax money8.5%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

34%

of Schley County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
34%$2.0 million
Sales tax
16%$971 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$304 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$248 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$792 thousand
  • Garbage collection$546 thousand
  • Other service charges$358 thousand
  • Sewer$176 thousand
  • Road charges$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$513 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$141 thousand
Fines
1.0%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals15%Running the government and other costs13%All other spending12%

What stands out

23%

of Schley County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$756 thousand
  • Water supply$554 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$456 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$360 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$251 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
15%$830 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$830 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$763 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$308 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$203 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$441 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$441 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Social services
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schley County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Schley County 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.