City government · Grady County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Whigham took in $1.6 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)73%County and local tax money11%City taxes8.3%State tax money6.0%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Whigham'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 taxes8.3%

Property tax
4.6%$75 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$989 thousand
  • Garbage collection$72 thousand
  • Water$69 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$17 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$98 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$172 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
1.0%$16 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs5.0%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Sent to other local governments2.3%

What stands out

77%

of Whigham's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
77%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
  • Water supply$52 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$218 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$182 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$96 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$43 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$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Whigham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Whigham 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.