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Quick Facts
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2000
Population
35,902
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2002 Job Tax Credit
Tier
3
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2001 Tax Millage
Rate
21.082
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Legal Organ
The Northeast Georgian
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Form of
Government
Commission-Administrator
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Service Delivery
Region
Region 2 - Gainesville
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- Habersham
County collected $11.2 million in total revenues in 1996. In 2000, the county
received $15.1 million, an increase of 34.2%. Total revenue in 2000 equaled
$420 per capita. The statewide revenue per capita for this same year was $679.
- From 1996 to
2000, own source revenues for Habersham County rose from $10.4 million to $14.7
million, an increase of 41.5%. Own source revenues include revenues from
property taxes, sales taxes, excise and special use taxes, and service charges
and fees. Per capita own source revenues amounted to $409 in 2000. This
compares to a statewide per capita amount of $611.
- The county
collected an average of $162 per capita in property taxes during the past five
years. This amount was greater than the average of $156 per capita collected by
similarly-sized counties. For the same period, the average per capita amount of
county property tax collected in Georgia was $190. On average, property taxes
accounted for 42.8% of the county's own source revenue during the period of
1996 to 2000.
- General
operating expenditures for Habersham County in 1996 equaled $6.5 million, or
$212 per capita. In 2000, general operating expenditures rose by 47.0% to $9.6
million, which was $266 per capita. General operating expenditures per capita
for similarly-sized counties was $351 in 2000. The statewide average was $404
per capita during the same period.
- Historically,
the top three expenditure categories for counties are public safety,
administration, and health and human services. In 2000, Habersham County spent
$3.2 million or 24.1% of total county spending on public safety which includes
spending for law enforcement, fire services and jails. Spending for
administration totaled $2.2 million, amounting to 16.9% of total expenditures.
The county spent $1.1 million or 8.2% of total spending on health and human
services.
- From 1996 to
2000, Habersham County had no long-term debt outstanding each year.
Similarily-sized counties held an average of $90.64 per capita during the
period.
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