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Evergreen's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Evergreen took in $13.0 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)57%City taxes37%Fines and other4.7%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

15%

of Evergreen's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Other taxes
18%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$435 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$1.9 million
Property tax
4.2%$548 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Water$733 thousand
  • Sewer$473 thousand
  • Garbage collection$322 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
1.0%$128 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$517 thousand
Fines
0.8%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Roads, transit and parking1.2%

What stands out

55%

of Evergreen's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$421 thousand
  • Sewer systems$348 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$346 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$374 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$374 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$116 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Evergreen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Evergreen itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.