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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 $214 thousand and spent $185 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%County and local tax money14%Town taxes9.3%Federal tax money3.7%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

72%

of Georgetown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes9.3%

Property tax
9.3%$20 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$8 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$154 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$30 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

14%

of Georgetown's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$33 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.