City government · Screven County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sylvania took in $31.9 million and spent $30.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)89%County and local tax money3.3%Federal tax money3.1%City taxes2.9%Fines and other1.2%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

89%

of Sylvania's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes2.9%

Other taxes
1.5%$475 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$234 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$97 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.4%$442 thousand

Fees for services89%

Fees for services
89%$28.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$24.9 million
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Sewer$978 thousand
  • Garbage collection$535 thousand
  • Water$415 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$988 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$241 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$1.0 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$269 thousand
Fines
0.4%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Running the government and other costs4.0%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Interest on debt0.2%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Sylvania's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
85%$26.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$22.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Gas supply$888 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$534 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$888 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$516 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$460 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$247 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$903 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$903 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$66 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$45 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Sylvania 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.