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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Guin took in $5.1 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money0.7%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes60%

Other taxes
32%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$674 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$340 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$302 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$163 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$65 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$61 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
20%$1.0 million
Property tax
8.1%$414 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$882 thousand
  • Sewer$233 thousand
  • Garbage collection$226 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$138 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$35 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$27 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$408 thousand
Fines
1.7%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Guin's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$962 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$211 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$633 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$633 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$520 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$499 thousand
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$509 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$450 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$346 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$346 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Guin. 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 Guin 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.