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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Foley took in $280 million and spent $192 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)66%City taxes24%Fines and other4.8%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

14%

of Foley's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Sales tax
14%$38.6 million
Other taxes
9.0%$25.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.0 million
  • Other licenses$8.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$804 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$613 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$235 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.9%$2.5 million

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$185 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$149 million
  • Gas$9.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$9.4 million
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$523 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$426 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.8%$2.3 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$12.8 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$12.0 million
Fines
0.4%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Roads, transit and parking3.0%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

64%

of Foley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$123 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$104 million
  • Gas supply$5.2 million
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$32.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$21.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$17.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$8.1 million
  • Police$8.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$8.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.8 million
  • Libraries$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$421 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$421 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Foley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Foley 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.