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Doerun, GA town hall & government

Doerun spent $2.1 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,849 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Doerun's money goes

Spent
$2.1 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,849
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$20,000
$27 per resident
Water & other utilities
$986,00047%
Police
$422,00020%
Administration & buildings
$355,00017%
Roads & transportation
$265,00013%
Parks & libraries
$50,0002%
Fire
$1,000<1%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 52%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From other local governments 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Property taxes 2%
  • Sales taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Doerun

Full-time staff
18
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$28,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
5
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
4 full-time6 part
Police
5 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 part
Other
3 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

Colquitt County School District

Doerun's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Ellenton, Funston, Moultrie and Norman Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,598
Georgia: $15,800
Students
8,844
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,598 per pupil, $9,278 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 Doerun pay

Typical tax bill
$967
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$133,800
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Doerun's government

Town hall & decisions in Doerun →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Doerun

Doerun is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Austin Scott. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Doerun'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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