Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Omega spent more per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Omega’s city government spent $1.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,049 per resident. Water and other utilities ($147,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Omega is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,049 per resident in 2022: more than 74% of them
Omega’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,049 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $696, and the middle half spent $428–$1,080. Omega spent more than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($319,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Omega itself left out).
About $1,049 per resident a year, or $2.87 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 44%.
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No trend yet
Omega reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Omega
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 111 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,222).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Tift County School District
Omega’s K–12 school district, shared with Tifton, Ty Ty. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,931 per pupil, $8,623 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal.
Colquitt County School District · $15,598 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Omega’s votes are counted by county
Georgia reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Omega alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tift County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.7%11,496 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat32.0%5,438 votesOthers: 0.3% (55 votes).
Most votes in Tift County: Donald J Trump
Georgia: Trump 50.7%, Harris 48.5%
97% of Omega lies in Tift County; the rest in Colquitt County. Every 2024 race in Tift County is on the county’s page.
Tift County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Omega.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Georgia HouseOmega is split between 2 districts
- 3Georgia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Georgia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Omega’s government
How much does Omega spend per resident?
About $1,049 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,049 was more than 74% of 243 Georgia cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Omega’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Omega yet.
How did Omega vote in 2024?
Georgia counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Omega alone. Tift County, where 97% of Omega lies, voted Trump 67.7%, Harris 32.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Omega?
11 full-time and 4 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $37,454 (about $449,448 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Omega in the state legislature?
Omega is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Georgia Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →