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Stone Mountain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stone Mountain took in $7.2 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%State tax money18%County and local tax money17%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Stone Mountain'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 taxes54%

Property tax
41%$2.9 million
Other taxes
13%$947 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$487 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$249 thousand
  • Other licenses$96 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$203 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$153 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.3 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.5%

Fines
7.3%$528 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

37%

of Stone Mountain'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$307 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$732 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$520 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
  • Government buildings$146 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$929 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$929 thousand
Social services
9.8%$503 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$503 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$232 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$232 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stone Mountain. 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 Stone Mountain 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.