Town Hall · Millen

Millen, GA town hall & government

Millen spent $7.5 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,732 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Millen's money goes

Spent
$7.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,732
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$3.1 million
$1,125 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3 million40%
Roads & transportation
$1.1 million15%
Sewer & trash
$902,00012%
Police
$877,00012%
Administration & buildings
$691,0009%
Fire
$427,0006%
Housing & development
$217,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$56,0001%
Health & welfare
$30,000<1%
Interest on debt
$15,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$4,000<1%
Other
$184,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 36%
  • From the state 21%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Sales taxes 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Millen

Full-time staff
41
27 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
11
and 7 full-time firefighters
Fire
7 full-time23 part
Police
11 full-time
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Administration & buildings
6 full-time
Water & other utilities
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Other
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

Jenkins County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,508
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,141
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$630,000
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $15,508 per pupil, $9,034 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 Millen pay

Typical tax bill
$718
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.83%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$86,300
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 Millen's government

Town hall & decisions in Millen →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Millen

Millen is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Rick W. Allen. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Millen'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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