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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Georgetown took in $99 thousand and spent $76 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)42%State tax money35%Fines and other14%Federal tax money7.1%City taxes1.0%

What stands out

35%

of Georgetown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes1.0%

Other taxes
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$16 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Water$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$7 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$35 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%

What stands out

7.9%

of Georgetown's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
  • Water supply$13 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$21 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Georgetown. 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 Georgetown 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.