City government · Tift County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tifton took in $42.7 million and spent $35.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)44%City taxes24%County and local tax money19%State tax money10%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

19%

of Tifton's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes24%

Other taxes
14%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$881 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$531 thousand
  • Other licenses$347 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.6%$4.1 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$5.8 million
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$4.3 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$7.9 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$756 thousand
Fines
1.4%$601 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments3.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

42%

of Tifton'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
42%$14.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$5.1 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$270 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$238 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$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
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$403 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
  • Libraries$159 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$53 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$5 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tifton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Tifton 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.