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Warner Robins's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Warner Robins took in $134 million and spent $124 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)53%City taxes32%County and local tax money7.5%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money1.8%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

53%

of Warner Robins' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
17%$23.2 million
Other taxes
15%$19.9 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$7.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$783 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$70.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 5 more
  • Gas$25.4 million
  • Sewer$22.5 million
  • Garbage collection$11.6 million
  • Water$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$2.5 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$10.0 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$4.5 million
Fines
0.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

44%

of Warner Robins' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$54.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$24.4 million
  • Sewer systems$11.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.8 million
  • Water supply$8.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$31.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.2 million
  • Fire protection$11.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$703 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$21.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$3.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$460 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$892 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$892 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$597 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$597 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$270 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Warner Robins. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Warner Robins 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.