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Gray, GA town hall & government

Gray spent $6 million in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,774 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Gray's money goes

Spent
$6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2023
Per resident
$1,774
typical Georgia cities: $2,069
Long-term debt
$568,000
$167 per resident
Water & other utilities
$1.6 million27%
Sewer & trash
$1.4 million24%
Police
$1 million17%
Administration & buildings
$462,0008%
Roads & transportation
$374,0006%
Fire
$131,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$96,0002%
Health & welfare
$84,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Other
$771,00013%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 27%
  • From other local governments 19%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Gray

Full-time staff
35
9 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
16
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
16 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Other
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Jones County School District

Gray's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,691
Georgia: $15,800
Students
4,994
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $14,691 per pupil, $8,921 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 Gray pay

Typical tax bill
$3,093
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.37%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$226,400
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 Gray's government

🏛️ Official websitegrayga.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gray →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gray

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

All of Gray'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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