Town Hall · Blackshear

Blackshear, GA town hall & government

Blackshear spent $6.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,724 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Blackshear's government.

Town budget

Where Blackshear's money goes

Spent
$6.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,724
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$6.7 million
$1,894 per resident
Police
$1.6 million26%
Sewer & trash
$943,00016%
Administration & buildings
$652,00011%
Water & other utilities
$604,00010%
Roads & transportation
$558,0009%
Fire
$515,0008%
Interest on debt
$274,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$130,0002%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$810,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 22%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From the state 9%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Blackshear

Full-time staff
34
26 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
14
and 1 full-time firefighter
Police
17 full-time
Fire
1 full-time18 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time7 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
4 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Pierce County School District

Blackshear's K–12 school district, shared with Offerman and Patterson. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,981
Georgia: $15,800
Students
3,650
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$550,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $13,981 per pupil, $8,529 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Blackshear pay

Typical tax bill
$1,626
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$131,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Blackshear's government

🏛️ Official websiteblackshearga.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Blackshear →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Blackshear

Blackshear is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Blackshear's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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