City government · Barrow County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winder took in $65.5 million and spent $61.3 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, gas)68%City taxes16%County and local tax money10%Fines and other5.2%State tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

68%

of Winder's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes16%

Other taxes
7.9%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$490 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$295 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$238 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$137 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.7%$5.1 million

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$44.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; gas and 4 more
  • Sewer$14.1 million
  • Gas$10.9 million
  • Water$10.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$80 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$231 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$6.7 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$2.8 million
Fines
0.8%$543 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

60%

of Winder's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$36.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$15.9 million
  • Gas supply$11.8 million
  • Sewer systems$6.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$332 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$224 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$85 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$754 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$587 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$167 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$346 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$337 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$337 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winder. 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 City of Winder 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.