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Quick Facts
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2000
Population
139,277
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2002 Job Tax Credit
Tier
4
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2001 Tax Millage
Rate
22.240
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Legal Organ
The Times
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Form of
Government
Administrator
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Service Delivery
Region
Region 2 - Gainesville
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- Hall County
collected $70 million in total revenues in 1996. In 2000, the county received
$108 million, an increase of 54.4%. Total revenue in 2000 equaled $776 per
capita. The statewide revenue per capita for this same year was $679.
- From 1996 to
2000, own source revenues for Hall County rose from $62.8 million to $96
million, an increase of 53.0%. 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 $690 in 2000. This
compares to a statewide per capita amount of $611.
- The county
collected an average of $198 per capita in property taxes during the past five
years. This amount was less than the average of $266 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 32.8% of the county's own source revenue during the period of
1996 to 2000.
- General
operating expenditures for Hall County in 1996 equaled $44.7 million, or $398
per capita. In 2000, general operating expenditures rose by 51.0% to $67.7
million, which was $486 per capita. General operating expenditures per capita
for similarly-sized counties was $503 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, Hall County spent $23
million or 27.6% of total county spending on public safety which includes
spending for law enforcement, fire services and jails. Spending for
administration totaled $21.3 million, amounting to 25.5% of total expenditures.
The county spent $11.8 million or 14.1% of total spending on health and human
services.
- From 1996 to
2000, Hall County had no long-term debt outstanding each year. Similarily-sized
counties held an average of $600.08 per capita during the period.
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