Town government · Chatham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vernonburg took in $177 thousand and spent $182 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money56%Town taxes30%Federal tax money13%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

56%

of Vernonburg's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes30%

Other taxes
19%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$19 thousand

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$23 thousand

County and local tax money56%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
56%$100 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Sent to other local governments6.6%

What stands out

28%

of Vernonburg'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
28%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$49 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
  • Electric power$7 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$13 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$12 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$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vernonburg. 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 Town of Vernonburg 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.