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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Americus took in $984 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fines and other29%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%State tax money10%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes35%

Property tax
17%$168 thousand
Sales tax
14%$141 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$249 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$187 thousand
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$103 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$284 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries42%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

42%

of Americus' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
42%$311 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$311 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$155 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$117 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$118 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$118 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$31 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Americus. 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 Americus 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.