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Bloomingdale, GA town hall & government

Bloomingdale spent $4.4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,399 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Bloomingdale's money goes

Spent
$4.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,399
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$139,000
$44 per resident
Police
$1.3 million31%
Sewer & trash
$808,00018%
Roads & transportation
$551,00013%
Water & other utilities
$467,00011%
Administration & buildings
$387,0009%
Fire
$300,0007%
Parks & libraries
$196,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$145,0003%
Paid to other governments
$106,0002%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$72,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 39%
  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Interest, fines & other 22%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Utility sales 2%
  • From the state 1%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Bloomingdale didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Bloomingdale

Full-time staff
46
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$45,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
15
and 4 full-time firefighters
Administration & buildings
15 full-time
Police
15 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Fire
5 full-time
Parks & libraries
2 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 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

Chatham County School District

Bloomingdale's K–12 school district, shared with Garden City, Pooler, Port Wentworth, Savannah, Thunderbolt and Tybee Island. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,758
Georgia: $15,800
Students
35,781
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 64%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,758 per pupil, $10,228 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 Bloomingdale pay

Typical tax bill
$1,474
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.62%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$236,000
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 Bloomingdale's government

🏛️ Official websitebloomingdale-ga.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Bloomingdale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bloomingdale

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

All of Bloomingdale'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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