COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT finances
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COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT
City or town in Georgia (Muscogee County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 202,616.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $184.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $149.1 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $70.2 million | U |
| From the federal government | $31.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $14.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $163.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $381.9 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $106.3 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $15.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $9.1 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $612.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $503.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $445.1 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $68.6 million |
| Police Protection | $68.1 million |
| General NEC | $67.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $45.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $41.5 million |
| Correction Insts | $35.9 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $33.9 million |
| Judicial | $23.9 million |
| Sewerage | $17.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $17.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $17.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $16.8 million |
| Central Staff | $9.8 million |
| Air Trans | $8.1 million |
| Health | $7.4 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $5.9 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.4 million |
| Welfare NEC | $863,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $401,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $61,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $421.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $63.8 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $40.0 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $445.0 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $135,000 |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $135,000 |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $6.6 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $1.4 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $11.0 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $7.1 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $38.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $14.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $31.4 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $37.7 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $841,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $31.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $14.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $163.0 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $7.0 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $306,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $35.7 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $15.2 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $36.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $23.9 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $7.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $15.5 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $7.2 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $27.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $3.3 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $61,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $15.8 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $62.9 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.4 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $863,000 |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $17.0 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $24.0 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $63.8 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $16.5 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $1.1 million |
| F03 | Misc Comm Act-Construction | $95,000 |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $238,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $1.8 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $5.0 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $12,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $2.7 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $53.0 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $126,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $18.1 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $2.6 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $943,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $5.2 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $3,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $852,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $9.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $3.4 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $1.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $11.3 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $4.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $9.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $106.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $251,000 |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $3.6 million |
| T12 | Insurance Premium Tax | $18.4 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $20.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $8.0 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $1.2 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $23.4 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.3 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $1.1 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $2.8 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $217,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $44.3 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $5.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $5.1 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $773,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $11.8 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 132215161944.