City government · Gwinnett County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Snellville took in $30.9 million and spent $32.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fines and other26%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)12%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

24%

of Snellville's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes36%

Other taxes
18%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$990 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$579 thousand
  • Other licenses$472 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$366 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$114 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$5.4 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$973 thousand
  • Sewer$854 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$435 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$7.5 million

Fines and other26%

Fines
15%$4.5 million
Interest, rents and other
12%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

32%

of Snellville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$9.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$741 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$142 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$104 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$669 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$104 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$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Snellville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Snellville 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.