City government · Liberty County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walthourville took in $3.7 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%County and local tax money20%City taxes18%Fines and other13%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes18%

Other taxes

16%$589 thousand

What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more

Insurance premium taxes$323 thousand
Public utility taxes$193 thousand
Alcoholic beverage taxes$51 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

1.8%$66 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services

49%$1.8 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more

Sewer$1.0 million
Water$493 thousand
Other service charges$307 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

20%$754 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines

9.9%$369 thousand

Interest, rents and other

2.8%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs9.1%Interest on debt9.1%Roads, transit and parking8.2%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

9.1%

of Walthourville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

47%$1.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply

Sewer systems$1.1 million
Water supply$739 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

24%$921 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$717 thousand
Fire protection$195 thousand
Courts and legal services$9 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.1%$353 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Government buildings$2 thousand

Interest on debt

9.1%$352 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$237 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

8.2%$318 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$318 thousand

Sent to other local governments

2.8%$109 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$109 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.3%$12 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walthourville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Walthourville 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.