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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Georgetown took in $312 million and spent $316 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)65%City taxes28%Fines and other6.8%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

65%

of Georgetown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes28%

Sales tax
12%$37.2 million
Property tax
12%$37.1 million
Other taxes
4.4%$13.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.1 million
  • Other licenses$5.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$202 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$106 million
  • Water$45.5 million
  • Sewer$22.0 million
  • Garbage collection$11.0 million
  • Other service charges$9.0 million
  • Airport$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$20.4 million
Fines
0.2%$708 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

56%

of Georgetown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$178 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$95.2 million
  • Water supply$45.2 million
  • Sewer systems$27.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$47.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$33.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$426 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$44.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$23.0 million
  • Police$18.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$19.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$14.7 million
  • Airports$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$14.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.0 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$11.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$8.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.4 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$972 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Georgetown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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.