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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Statham took in $4.9 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%County and local tax money25%City taxes20%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

25%

of Statham'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 taxes20%

Other taxes

12%$576 thousand

What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more

Insurance premium taxes$200 thousand
Public utility taxes$188 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$82 thousand
Alcoholic beverage taxes$54 thousand
Other licenses$40 thousand
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

8.7%$428 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services

40%$2.0 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more

Sewer$683 thousand
Other service charges$659 thousand
Water$615 thousand
Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government

11%$537 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

25%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.8%

Fines

2.7%$135 thousand

Interest, rents and other

1.1%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments4.6%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

27%

of Statham's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

36%$1.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems

Water supply$1.0 million
Sewer systems$271 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

27%$963 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more

Police$867 thousand
Courts and legal services$73 thousand
Inspections and regulation$23 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

14%$504 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$504 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$494 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Other and not broken out$41 thousand
Government buildings$26 thousand

Sent to other local governments

4.6%$167 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$167 thousand

Interest on debt

2.9%$105 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.5%$90 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$76 thousand
Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Statham. 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 Statham 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.