City government · McDuffie County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Thomson took in $14.6 million and spent $15.4 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, garbage collection)64%City taxes17%County and local tax money12%State tax money4.0%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

12%

of Thomson'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 taxes17%

Other taxes
9.0%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$563 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$387 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$121 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$106 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.8%$1.1 million

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Gas$8.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$584 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$256 thousand
Fines
1.3%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs11%Sent to other local governments8.2%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

8.2%

of Thomson'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
56%$8.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Gas supply$7.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$582 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$950 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$369 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$268 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.2%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$995 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$995 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$322 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$217 thousand
  • Libraries$105 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$265 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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