City government · Bulloch County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Statesboro took in $78.9 million and spent $63.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)38%County and local tax money23%City taxes22%Fines and other8.8%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

23%

of Statesboro'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 taxes22%

Property tax
11%$9.0 million
Other taxes
11%$8.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$874 thousand
  • Other licenses$448 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$367 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$291 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$30.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$9.8 million
  • Garbage collection$8.8 million
  • Gas$4.7 million
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$3.0 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$3.5 million

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$17.9 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$6.2 million
Fines
0.9%$725 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

37%

of Statesboro's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$23.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.4 million
  • Sewer systems$6.5 million
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Gas supply$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$19.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$11.6 million
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$659 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$189 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$983 thousand
  • Government buildings$334 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$928 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$928 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$582 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$510 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$72 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$447 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$447 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$89 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Statesboro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Statesboro 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.