Town Hall · Homerville

Homerville, GA town hall & government

Homerville spent $4.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,804 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Homerville's money goes

Spent
$4.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,804
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$1.3 million
$562 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million32%
Water & other utilities
$781,00018%
Police
$771,00018%
Administration & buildings
$306,0007%
Roads & transportation
$266,0006%
Parks & libraries
$225,0005%
Paid to other governments
$158,0004%
Fire
$63,0001%
Interest on debt
$38,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$17,000<1%
Health & welfare
$4,000<1%
Other
$264,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 25%
  • From other local governments 24%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the state 7%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Homerville didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Homerville

Full-time staff
21
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$32,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
7 full-time
Fire
0 full-time13 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
5 full-time
Administration & buildings
3 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
0 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

Clinch County School District

Homerville's K–12 school district, shared with Argyle, Du Pont and Fargo. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,134
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,244
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 22%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $17,134 per pupil, $10,044 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 Homerville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,217
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$94,200
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 Homerville's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofhomerville.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Homerville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Homerville

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

All of Homerville'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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