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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Robins took in $3.8 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (sewer, water)14%State tax money12%Fines and other8.4%

What stands out

14%

of Robins' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes65%

Property tax
50%$1.9 million
Sales tax
14%$533 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$545 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$467 thousand
  • Water$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$474 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$317 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

15%

of Robins' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$693 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$693 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$599 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$387 thousand
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$572 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$405 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$367 thousand
  • Water supply$39 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$195 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Robins. 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 Robins 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.