County government · Walker County, GA

Walker County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Walker County took in $69.7 million and spent $56.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other9.2%State tax money3.2%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Walker County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
26%$18.2 million
Sales tax
21%$14.4 million
Other taxes
11%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$476 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$426 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$422 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$323 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$65 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$11.3 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.2 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$266 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$4.6 million
Fines
2.6%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

8.8%

of Walker County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$21.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$16.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$5.0 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$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Water supply$24 thousand
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$927 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$927 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$378 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$312 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$291 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$69 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$69 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walker County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Walker County 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.