City government · Whitfield County, GA

Tunnel Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tunnel Hill took in $1.2 million and spent $766 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other31%County and local tax money20%City taxes19%State tax money16%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Tunnel Hill's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Other taxes
17%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$74 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.4%$29 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$164 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$198 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$247 thousand

Fines and other31%

Fines
26%$317 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.4%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

49%

of Tunnel Hill'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$373 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$330 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$291 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tunnel Hill. 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 Tunnel Hill 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.