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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Emory took in $3.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes45%Fines and other1.5%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes45%

Sales tax
35%$1.1 million
Property tax
7.6%$241 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$316 thousand
  • Garbage collection$195 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
1.3%$40 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs8.4%Interest on debt4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Roads, transit and parking2.4%

What stands out

70%

of Emory's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$559 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$195 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$291 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$253 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$225 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$116 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$125 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Emory. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Emory 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.