Town Hall · Moultrie

Moultrie, GA town hall & government

Moultrie spent $55.3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $3,815 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Moultrie's money goes

Spent
$55.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,815
typical Georgia cities: $2,700
Long-term debt
$23.4 million
$1,611 per resident
Water & other utilities
$25.7 million47%
Parks & libraries
$7.9 million14%
Sewer & trash
$5.2 million9%
Police
$3.6 million7%
Fire
$3.4 million6%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million6%
Administration & buildings
$2.9 million5%
Interest on debt
$1.1 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$279,0001%
Health & welfare
$145,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$52,000<1%
Other
$1.9 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 49%
  • Fees & charges 19%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Property taxes 11%
  • Sales taxes 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the state 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Moultrie

Full-time staff
182
42 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
23
and 39 full-time firefighters
Fire
45 full-time
Administration & buildings
31 full-time11 part
Police
32 full-time
Parks & libraries
16 full-time28 part
Water & other utilities
22 full-time
Sewer & trash
18 full-time
Roads & transportation
17 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time3 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

Colquitt County School District

Moultrie's K–12 school district, shared with Berlin, Doerun, Ellenton, Funston and Norman Park. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,598
Georgia: $15,800
Students
8,844
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$25.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $15,598 per pupil, $9,278 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 Moultrie pay

Typical tax bill
$1,314
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.84%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$157,200
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.

Local

Contact Moultrie's government

🏛️ Official websitemoultriega.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Moultrie →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Moultrie

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

All of Moultrie'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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