City government · Walton County, GA

Social Circle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Social Circle took in $15.5 million and spent $13.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)62%City taxes19%County and local tax money14%Federal tax money2.2%State tax money1.5%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
12%$1.9 million
Other taxes
7.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$504 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$349 thousand
  • Other licenses$153 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$65 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$5.9 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$389 thousand
  • Other service charges$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$335 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$238 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$2.1 million

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.7%$116 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

57%

of Social Circle'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
57%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$4.7 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$342 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$689 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$560 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$130 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$808 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$808 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$246 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$137 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$150 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Social Circle. 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 Social Circle 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.