ZIP 31707 · Albany, GA

Four governments run on your community's money

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

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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Your county

Dougherty County

$111 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 91% of this ZIP is in Dougherty County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes74%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)13%Fines and other6.8%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.5%
Full Dougherty County breakdown

What stands out

29%

of Dougherty County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes74%

Property tax
43%$50.2 million
Sales tax
29%$34.5 million
Other taxes
2.2%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$505 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$294 thousand
  • Other licenses$271 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$105 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$15.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$11.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4.5 million
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$856 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$5.6 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$566 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$6.9 million
Fines
0.9%$1.1 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Health and hospitals6.6%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

18%

of Dougherty County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Dougherty County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$46.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$21.1 million
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$20.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$17.7 million
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)$6.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$9.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.9 million
Health and hospitals
6.6%$7.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$1.2 million
Social services
0.1%$128 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$128 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$16 thousand
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Your city

City of Albany

$248 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 83% of this ZIP is in Albany.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%Fines and other11%City taxes11%County and local tax money5.0%State tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

69%

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

Full Albany breakdown

City taxes11%

Property tax
5.8%$16.6 million
Other taxes
5.3%$15.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$6.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$561 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$490 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$198 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 9 more
  • Electric power$98.8 million
  • Sewer$40.6 million
  • Gas$17.6 million
  • Garbage collection$13.9 million
  • Other service charges$11.1 million
  • Water$7.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4.0 million
  • Airport$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Transit fares$433 thousand
  • Road charges$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$2.4 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$7.4 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$14.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$29.0 million
Fines
1.4%$3.9 million
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

53%

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

Full Albany breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$132 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$77.5 million
  • Sewer systems$20.0 million
  • Gas supply$14.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.4 million
  • Water supply$7.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$50.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$34.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Government buildings$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$43.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$24.9 million
  • Fire protection$17.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$7.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$5.8 million
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$6.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.6 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$530 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$354 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$145 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$451 thousand
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Your schools

Dougherty County School District

$235 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 91% of this ZIP is in Dougherty County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money69%School district taxes22%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money3.1%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)1.4%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full Dougherty County School District breakdown

What stands out

7.7%

of Dougherty County School District's money comes from sales tax.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

School district taxes22%

Property tax
14%$35.5 million
Sales tax
7.7%$18.9 million

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$290 thousand
  • School lunches$228 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%$200 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$169 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$7.6 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$11.3 million
Dougherty County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

99%

of Dougherty County School District's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 96%.

Full Dougherty County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$234 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$234 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.3 million
Dougherty County School District page →
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.

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

Dougherty 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.

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

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.