ZIP 30079 · Dekalb County, GA

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 30079: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Georgia governments, each government's own audited annual financial report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 30079?
30079 is served by the State of Georgia, Dekalb County and Dekalb County School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Georgia spent $70.7 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Dekalb County spent $1.73 billion (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Dekalb County School District spent $1.72 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 30079?
Of the governments serving 30079, State of Georgia collected $863 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Dekalb County School District collected $849 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Dekalb County collected $533 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 30079.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Dekalb County and Dekalb County School District

Why not this year? Georgia governments with newer filings show figures from each government's own audited annual financial report (for 2024). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 30079

State of Georgia$863 million

1.3% of its $67.2 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Dekalb County School District$849 million

43% of its $1.98 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Dekalb County$533 million

36% of its $1.50 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Dekalb County provides local services like police and parks.

Dekalb County

$1.73 billion budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the county's own audited annual financial report.

Where the money comes from

County taxes59%Fees for services32%Grants from federal, state and local governments5.9%Fines and other3.7%
Full Dekalb County breakdown

County taxes59%

Property tax
36%$533 million
Sales tax
16%$245 million
Other taxes
6.4%$96.5 million
Tourism taxes
0.3%$5.2 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$474 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments5.9%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
5.9%$88.2 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$37.0 million
Fines
1.3%$19.1 million
Dekalb County page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.6%All other spending6.7%
Full Dekalb County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$587 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$567 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$219 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$123 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.6%$115 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$66.3 million
Social services
2.8%$48.8 million
Dekalb County page →

Your schools

Dekalb County School District

$1.72 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes51%State tax money42%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.7%
Full Dekalb County School District breakdown

What stands out

8.1%

of Dekalb County School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes51%

Property tax
43%$849 million
Sales tax
8.1%$160 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$11.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$2.1 million
  • School lunches$820 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$543 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$829 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$40.6 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$84.8 million
Dekalb County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%
Full Dekalb County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$1.72 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.72 billion
Interest on debt
<0.1%$428 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$18 thousand
Dekalb County School District page →

Your state

State of Georgia

$70.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes50%Federal tax money38%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)7.1%Fines and other4.7%Local tax money<0.1%
Full Georgia breakdown

What stands out

24%

of Georgia's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes50%

Individual income tax
24%$16.0 billion
Sales tax
13%$9.01 billion
Other taxes
6.1%$4.13 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 11 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.76 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$562 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$535 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$409 million
  • Tobacco taxes$226 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$224 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$203 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$85.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$57.2 million
  • Driver's licenses$34.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$29.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5.0 million
  • Other licenses$452 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.4%$3.61 billion
Property tax
1.3%$863 million

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$4.77 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 11 more
  • College tuition$1.85 billion
  • University housing and dining$803 million
  • Ports and waterways$699 million
  • Other service charges$617 million
  • Hospital bills$374 million
  • Parks and recreation$178 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$76.6 million
  • Other education charges$72.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$68.1 million
  • Road charges$28.0 million
  • Housing$4.3 million
  • Transit fares$2.0 million
  • Airport$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$25.6 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$60.4 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$3.10 billion
Fines
<0.1%$57.5 million
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Where the money goes

Social services27%Sent to local governments25%Schools and colleges20%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Running the government and other costs7.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

20%

of Georgia's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full Georgia breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
27%$19.1 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$19.0 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$39.6 million
  • Veterans' services$24.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$23.4 million
Sent to local governments
25%$17.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$14.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$850 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$708 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$603 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$523 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$271 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$243 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$71.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$56.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$52.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$47.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$40.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$36.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$26.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$2.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$599 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$449 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$114 thousand
Schools and colleges
20%$13.8 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$7.45 billion
  • Other education$3.70 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.73 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$966 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$5.51 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$4.54 billion
  • Ports and harbors$862 million
  • Public transit$53.0 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$50.4 million
  • Airports$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$4.93 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.00 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.03 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$761 million
  • Government buildings$88.7 million
  • Other government administration$47.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$4.27 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.49 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$954 million
  • Police$672 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$575 million
  • Courts and legal services$575 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$2.96 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.53 billion
  • Public health$1.43 billion
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$766 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$766 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$631 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$595 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$307 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$290 million
  • Libraries$16.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$26.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$17.1 million
  • Sewer systems$9.3 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Georgia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Dekalb County. DeKalb County, Georgia, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Dekalb County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are from a Georgia government's audited annual financial report for fiscal year 2024, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They count the government's governmental funds and its enterprise funds (such as water, sewer, transit or airports), including construction spending and debt payments (principal as well as interest), and leave out internal service funds, pension and other trust funds, transfers between funds, borrowed money, depreciation and separately governed agencies the report lists apart. Grants are split into federal and state money only where the report itself splits them.

Taxes come from the report's statement of activities (sales, property and hotel and motel taxes); the rest of the tax amount on its fund statements (motor vehicle, insurance premium and other taxes) and licenses and permits are counted as other taxes. Planning and development is one line in the report and is counted under Running the government and other costs, and health and welfare is counted under Social services. The county's water and sewer system, sanitation and stormwater funds and the Peachtree-DeKalb airport are included. The county's board of health and public library board are separate units and are not included.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.