Town Hall · Douglas

Douglas, GA town hall & government

Douglas spent $76.4 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $6,537 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Douglas's money goes

Spent
$76.4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$6,537
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Water & other utilities
$35.3 million46%
Roads & transportation
$9.7 million13%
Sewer & trash
$8.2 million11%
Administration & buildings
$5.3 million7%
Police
$4.6 million6%
Fire
$3.4 million4%
Parks & libraries
$2.6 million3%
Housing & development
$1.9 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$753,0001%
Health & welfare
$164,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$135,000<1%
Other
$4.4 million6%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From other local governments 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Douglas

Full-time staff
160
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
35
and 33 full-time firefighters
Police
39 full-time
Fire
34 full-time6 part
Parks & libraries
22 full-time22 part
Administration & buildings
21 full-time8 part
Water & other utilities
25 full-time
Housing & development
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Health & welfare
1 full-time
Other
10 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

Coffee County School District

Douglas's K–12 school district, shared with Ambrose, Broxton and Nicholls. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,607
Georgia: $15,800
Students
7,667
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 26%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 21%

Of the $14,607 per pupil, $8,584 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 Douglas pay

Typical tax bill
$1,283
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.96%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$133,300
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 Douglas's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdouglas.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Douglas →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Douglas

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

All of Douglas'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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