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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Athens took in $3.3 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%Fines and other24%State tax money22%City taxes6.8%

What stands out

24%

of Athens' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes6.8%

Property tax
5.5%$184 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$335 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$746 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$792 thousand
Fines
0.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt4.0%

What stands out

21%

of Athens' 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
49%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$845 thousand
  • Sewer systems$484 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$581 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$581 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$316 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$200 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$121 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$109 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Athens. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Athens 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.