City government · Henry County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stockbridge took in $24.7 million and spent $17.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money38%City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%State tax money1.7%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

38%

of Stockbridge'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 taxes31%

Other taxes
28%$6.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$842 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$547 thousand
  • Other licenses$387 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$190 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.2%$790 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$431 thousand

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$9.4 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$294 thousand
Fines
0.2%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking19%Sent to other local governments7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

7.7%

of Stockbridge's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$5.8 million
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)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$838 thousand
  • Government buildings$820 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$517 thousand
  • Police$381 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$218 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$528 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$514 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$343 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$343 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stockbridge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Stockbridge 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.