Town Hall · Ivey

Ivey, GA town hall & government

Ivey spent $491,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $546 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ivey's money goes

Spent
$491,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$546
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$2.3 million
$2,534 per resident
Administration & buildings
$159,00032%
Police
$132,00027%
Interest on debt
$100,00020%
Roads & transportation
$53,00011%
Sewer & trash
$35,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$10,0002%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 17%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • From the federal government 13%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Ivey

Full-time staff
4
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$19,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
1 full-time5 part
Police
2 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 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

Wilkinson County School District

Ivey's K–12 school district, shared with Gordon, Irwinton, McIntyre, Toomsboro and Allentown. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,113
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,076
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 48%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $19,113 per pupil, $9,464 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 Ivey pay

Typical tax bill
$653
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.91%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$71,500
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 Ivey's government

Town hall & decisions in Ivey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ivey

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

All of Ivey'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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