Town government · Pickens County, GA

Talking Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Talking Rock took in $128 thousand and spent $101 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money88%Town taxes9.4%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

88%

of Talking Rock's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes9.4%

Property tax
4.7%$6 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

County and local tax money88%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
88%$112 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%

What stands out

23%

of Talking Rock's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Talking Rock. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Talking Rock 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.