City government · Gwinnett County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Suwanee took in $25.4 million and spent $24.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%County and local tax money18%Fines and other11%State tax money6.8%Fees for services (water, sewer)0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Suwanee'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 taxes64%

Property tax
35%$9.0 million
Other taxes
28%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$973 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$795 thousand
  • Other licenses$605 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$247 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$179 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$119 thousand
  • Water$36 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$1.7 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$4.5 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$2.1 million
Fines
2.7%$696 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking24%Sent to other local governments12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt4.8%

What stands out

12%

of Suwanee'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
28%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$532 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$436 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$2.8 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$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Suwanee. 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 Suwanee 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.