City government · Thomas County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Thomasville took in $148 million and spent $142 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)83%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other4.3%City taxes4.2%State tax money1.4%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

83%

of Thomasville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes4.2%

Other taxes
3.7%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$939 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$535 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$392 thousand
  • Other licenses$356 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$267 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$191 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.6%$832 thousand

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$123 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 8 more
  • Electric power$56.3 million
  • Other service charges$24.5 million
  • Garbage collection$10.4 million
  • Sewer$10.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8.4 million
  • Gas$4.9 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Airport$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$841 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$705 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$2.1 million

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$9.6 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$4.7 million
Fines
1.1%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

57%

of Thomasville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$80.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 3 more
  • Electric power$50.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.2 million
  • Sewer systems$7.0 million
  • Water supply$6.6 million
  • Gas supply$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$35.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$23.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$492 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$14.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$689 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
  • Airports$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$739 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$739 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$633 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$475 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$158 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$438 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Thomasville. 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 Thomasville 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.