County government · Wilkes County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wilkes County took in $18.2 million and spent $14.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)12%State tax money11%Fines and other10%Federal tax money5.9%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
36%$6.5 million
Sales tax
19%$3.5 million
Other taxes
3.7%$677 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$425 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$120 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$57 thousand
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$581 thousand
  • Airport$87 thousand
  • Transit fares$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$1.1 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.0 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$220 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.2 million
Fines
3.5%$641 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

7.2%

of Wilkes County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$736 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$605 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$189 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
10%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$393 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$334 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Social services
2.7%$386 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$386 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$169 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$169 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$23 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$23 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Wilkes 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.