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Villa Rica's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Villa Rica took in $33.8 million and spent $26.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%City taxes27%Fines and other3.6%State tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

35%

of Villa Rica'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 taxes27%

Property tax
14%$4.9 million
Other taxes
13%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$539 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$385 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$380 thousand
  • Other licenses$370 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$50 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$11.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$315 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$173 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$334 thousand

County and local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
35%$12.0 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$687 thousand
Fines
1.5%$523 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

11%

of Villa Rica's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$469 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$278 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$222 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.4 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)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$726 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$522 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$613 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$613 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Villa Rica. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Villa Rica 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.