City government · Johnson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wrightsville took in $4.6 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%City taxes22%State tax money21%County and local tax money6.2%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

13%

of Wrightsville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes22%

Other taxes
13%$584 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$311 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$149 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$75 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.5%$435 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$320 thousand
  • Water$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$978 thousand

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$284 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
2.0%$92 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt3.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

26%

of Wrightsville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$905 thousand
  • Water supply$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$750 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$536 thousand
  • Fire protection$210 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$602 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$454 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$298 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$298 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$113 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$105 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$32 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$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wrightsville. 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 City of Wrightsville 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.