Budget Explorer · Macon-Bibb County
Comparable revenue, spending, and debt for Macon-Bibb County, on the same Census classification used for every city, county, and state in the Library — so the figures line up with peers rather than with the government's own budget book. Latest year: FY ending Jun 30, 2024.
Total revenue
$384M
$2,461 per resident
Total spending
$350M
$2,242 per resident
Spending per resident
$2,242
15th percentile of 71
Debt outstanding
$109M
$700 per resident · 5th percentile of 70
Own-source share
50%
4th percentile of 71
Capital share
13%
39th percentile of 71
Own-source revenue (taxes, charges, interest) versus aid from other governments. Utility and trust revenue are shown alongside general revenue but run on their own books.
Own-source share of general revenue 50% · federal aid 9% · property tax is 63% of taxes
Current operations plus capital outlay, grouped by Census function. Interest on debt and transfers to other governments are broken out so they are not hidden inside services.
| Function | Category | Operating | Capital | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General (unallocable) | General government | $56M | $9.2M | $65M |
| Police protection | Public safety | $33M | $2.7M | $36M |
| Fire protection | Public safety | $33M | $2.4M | $35M |
| Judicial & legal | General government | $27M | $1.8M | $29M |
| Corrections (institutions) | Public safety | $24M | $1.6M | $25M |
| Solid waste management | Environment & housing | $16M | $5.6M | $22M |
| Housing & community development | Environment & housing | $9.9M | $9.5M | $19M |
| Financial administration | General government | $15M | $600K | $16M |
| Parks & recreation | Culture & recreation | $10M | $5.1M | $15M |
| General public buildings | General government | $11M | $1.8M | $13M |
| Highways | Transportation | $6.3M | $5.0M | $11M |
| Health | Health & hospitals | $7.9M | $640K | $8.5M |
| Central staff services | General government | $8.0M | — | $8.0M |
| Air transportation | Transportation | $6.4M | — | $6.4M |
Nominal dollars. The Census Bureau cautions that single-government series are edited only for aggregates — read direction, not decimals.
Revenue
+16% over 2 yrs
$330M → $384M
Spending
+18% over 2 yrs
$296M → $350M
Debt outstanding
-21% over 2 yrs
$138M → $109M
Percentile within the cohort on each place's latest Census year. Higher is not better — the last column says what a high reading means so you can decide whether it matters here.
| Measure | Macon-Bibb County | Cohort median | Percentile | Higher means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spending per resident | $2,242 | $3,741 | 15th | more spent per resident |
| Revenue per resident | $2,461 | $3,548 | 20th | more raised per resident |
| Taxes per resident | $738 | $1,328 | 12th | heavier own-tax load |
| Debt per resident | $700 | $3,865 | 5th | more borrowed per resident |
| Own-source share of revenue | 50% | 81% | 4th | less dependent on aid |
| Federal aid share of revenue | 9% | 7% | 77th | more exposed to federal cuts |
| Capital share of spending | 13% | 18% | 39th | more building, less operating |
| Interest share of spending | 1% | 4% | 8th | more spend servicing debt |
| Debt ÷ annual revenue | 0.28× | 1.05× | 6th | more leveraged |
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