City government · Greene County, GA

Union Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Union Point took in $5.5 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money49%Fees for services (sewer, gas)25%County and local tax money14%City taxes9.8%Fines and other1.0%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

49%

of Union Point's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes9.8%

Property tax
5.1%$281 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$129 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$89 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; gas and 2 more
  • Sewer$737 thousand
  • Gas$307 thousand
  • Water$285 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money49%

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

From the federal government
49%$2.7 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$45 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$794 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$42 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

23%

of Union Point'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
51%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$561 thousand
  • Water supply$475 thousand
  • Gas supply$368 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$652 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$567 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$384 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$164 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on gas supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$96 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$54 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$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Union Point. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Union Point 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.