Town Hall · Camilla

Camilla, GA town hall & government

Camilla spent $32.1 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $6,221 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Camilla's money goes

Spent
$32.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,221
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
$1,399 per resident
Water & other utilities
$18.9 million59%
Roads & transportation
$3 million9%
Administration & buildings
$2.6 million8%
Sewer & trash
$2.2 million7%
Police
$2.2 million7%
Fire
$1.5 million5%
Interest on debt
$269,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$249,0001%
Parks & libraries
$30,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$15,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 69%
  • Fees & charges 13%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Camilla

Full-time staff
99
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
20
and 11 full-time firefighters
Police
21 full-time
Administration & buildings
17 full-time
Water & other utilities
17 full-time
Fire
11 full-time6 part
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time
Other
24 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mitchell County School District

Camilla's K–12 school district, shared with Baconton and Sale City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,477
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,249
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 49%
  • State 29%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $21,477 per pupil, $10,472 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 Camilla pay

Typical tax bill
$1,176
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.38%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$85,400
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 Camilla's government

🏛️ Official websitecamillaga.net ↗

Town hall & decisions in Camilla →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Camilla

Camilla is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Camilla'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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