Town Hall · Ocilla

Ocilla, GA town hall & government

Ocilla spent $4 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,072 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ocilla's money goes

Spent
$4 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,072
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$287 per resident
Police
$1.1 million26%
Water & other utilities
$882,00022%
Administration & buildings
$473,00012%
Sewer & trash
$307,0008%
Fire
$232,0006%
Roads & transportation
$215,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$138,0003%
Health & welfare
$41,0001%
Parks & libraries
$35,0001%
Interest on debt
$32,0001%
Paid to other governments
$11,000<1%
Other
$571,00014%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Property taxes 17%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the state 2%
Town workforce

Who works for Ocilla

Full-time staff
35
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$44,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
12
and 4 full-time firefighters
Police
13 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
7 full-time1 part
Fire
4 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Health & welfare
0 full-time2 part
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

Irwin County School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,858
Georgia: $15,800
Students
1,632
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$530,000
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,858 per pupil, $9,068 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 Ocilla pay

Typical tax bill
$1,188
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.24%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$95,700
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 Ocilla's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofocillaga.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ocilla →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ocilla

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

All of Ocilla'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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