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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Linden took in $3.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)52%City taxes45%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes45%

Sales tax
25%$817 thousand
Other taxes
16%$520 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$205 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$136 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$67 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$45 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.7%$119 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$188 thousand
  • Other service charges$94 thousand
  • Gas$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.5%$48 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%

What stands out

54%

of Linden's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$970 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$467 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$651 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$528 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$429 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Linden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Linden 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.