County government · Wilcox County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wilcox County took in $8.7 million and spent $9.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)9.6%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

17%

of Wilcox County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
47%$4.1 million
Sales tax
17%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.9%$428 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$366 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$833 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$798 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$136 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$219 thousand
Fines
2.5%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals15%Sent to other local governments5.7%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

15%

of Wilcox 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%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$566 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$412 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.7 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$886 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$363 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$342 thousand
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$540 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$540 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$283 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$269 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$259 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$108 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$108 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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