Columbus, GA town hall & government
Columbus spent $512.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,532 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Columbus's government.
Who runs Columbus
From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.
Where Columbus's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From other local governments 27%
- Fees & charges 18%
- Property taxes 17%
- Interest, fines & other 11%
- Sales taxes 8%
- Utility sales 6%
- From the federal government 5%
- Other taxes & licenses 5%
- From the state 2%
Who works for Columbus
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Columbus didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Muscogee County School District
Columbus's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal
- Local 41%
- State 41%
- Federal 19%
Of the $15,412 per pupil, $8,919 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.
Which schools Columbus kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Columbus pay
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.
Contact Columbus's government
Who represents Columbus
Columbus is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representatives Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. and Brian Jack. Brian Kemp is governor.
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.