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Union County collected
$10.4 million
in total revenues in 2000. In 2004, the county received
$13.7 million,
an increase
of 31.3%.
Total revenue in 2004 equaled
$698 per capita.
The statewide revenue per capita for this same year was
$736.
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From 2000 to 2004, own source revenues for Union County
rose
from $8.3 million
to $12.4 million,
an increase
of 49.5%.
Own source revenues include revenues from property taxes,
sales taxes, and excise and special use taxes.
Per capita own source revenues amounted
to $634 in 2004.
This compares to a statewide per capita amount of
$631.
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The county collected an average of
$182
per capita in property taxes during the past five years. This amount was
less than
the average of
$240
per capita collected by counties with similarly-sized populations. For the same period,
the average per capita amount of county property tax collected in Georgia
was $288.
On average, property taxes accounted for
34.0% of the county's
own source revenue during the period of 2000 to 2004.
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General operating expenditures for Union County in 2000
equaled $7.8 million,
or $449
per capita. By 2004, general operating expenditures
increased
by 53.7%
to $11.9 million,
or $690 per capita.
General operating expenditures per capita for
counties with similarly-sized populations was
$533
in 2004. The statewide average was
$626
per capita during the same period.
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Historically, the top three expenditure categories for counties are
public safety, administration, and health and human services. In 2004,
Union County spent
$2.5 million or
19.6%
of total county spending on public safety which includes
law enforcement, fire services and jails. Expenditures for administration
totaled
$1.9 million, amounting to
15.3%
of total expenditures. The county expended
$1.8 million or
14.2%
of total expenditures on health and human services.
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From 2000 to 2004, Union County had an average of
$4.0 million in
long-term debt outstanding,
resulting in an average per
capita debt of $218.
This amount was
greater than
the $193
per capita average of counties with similarly-sized populations.
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