City government · Haralson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Tallapoosa took in $7.5 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)53%City taxes24%County and local tax money19%Fines and other2.4%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

19%

of Tallapoosa'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 taxes24%

Property tax
14%$1.1 million
Other taxes
10%$767 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$343 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$255 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$72 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 4 more
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$637 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$523 thousand
  • Garbage collection$358 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$85 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.5%$115 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

3.9%

of Tallapoosa's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Water supply$966 thousand
  • Sewer systems$612 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$320 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$252 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$595 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$415 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$793 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$793 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$564 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$331 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$233 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$281 thousand
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$281 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$171 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$120 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tallapoosa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 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 Tallapoosa 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.