County government · Wheeler County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheeler County took in $5.5 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%Local tax money19%State tax money7.5%Fines and other6.0%Fees for services4.2%

What stands out

19%

of Wheeler County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes63%

Property tax
39%$2.1 million
Sales tax
18%$971 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$352 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$299 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$228 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$411 thousand

Local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
19%$1.0 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$168 thousand
Fines
2.9%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

11%

of Wheeler County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$1.4 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$603 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$406 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$289 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$491 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$471 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$360 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
11%$560 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$560 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$238 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$156 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$156 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$23 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheeler County. 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 Wheeler 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.