City government · Carroll County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Temple took in $6.9 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%County and local tax money33%City taxes26%Fines and other6.3%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

33%

of Temple'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 taxes26%

Property tax
14%$938 thousand
Other taxes
12%$834 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$338 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$272 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$116 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$90 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$440 thousand
  • Garbage collection$243 thousand
  • Other service charges$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$52 thousand

County and local tax money33%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
33%$2.3 million

Fines and other6.3%

Fines
5.9%$408 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

26%

of Temple'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$787 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$902 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$634 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$268 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$441 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$441 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$413 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$377 thousand
  • Libraries$36 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$394 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$298 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$96 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$93 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$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Temple. 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 City of Temple 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.