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Odum, GA town hall & government

Odum spent $600,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,190 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Odum's money goes

Spent
$600,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,190
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$159,00027%
Sewer & trash
$143,00024%
Roads & transportation
$115,00019%
Water & other utilities
$112,00019%
Parks & libraries
$37,0006%
Fire
$20,0003%
Police
$14,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From other local governments 24%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the federal government 15%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • Utility sales 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • From the state 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Odum

Full-time staff
17
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$30,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time
Sewer & trash
4 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
2 full-time1 part
Police
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

Wayne County School District

Odum's K–12 school district, shared with Jesup and Screven. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,199
Georgia: $15,800
Students
5,220
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 29%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,199 per pupil, $7,936 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 Odum pay

Typical tax bill
$836
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
0.93%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$90,000
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 Odum's government

Town hall & decisions in Odum →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Odum

Odum is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Odum'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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