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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), George took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)28%City taxes26%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
14%$255 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.4%$61 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$502 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$192 thousand
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand
  • Sewer$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$795 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$26 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

46%

of George's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$690 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$690 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$528 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$245 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$124 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$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$55 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$54 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of George. 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 George 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.