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Sand Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sand Point took in $3.9 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (ports and waterways, garbage collection)30%Fines and other29%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes35%

Sales tax
21%$811 thousand
Other taxes
14%$540 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$538 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Ports and waterways$579 thousand
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$134 thousand
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Water$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$248 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$17 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Health and hospitals2.5%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

48%

of Sand Point'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
48%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$703 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$549 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$291 thousand
  • Government buildings$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$885 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors
  • Ports and harbors$885 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$596 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$584 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$203 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$149 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
  • Water supply$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$92 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$92 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Sand Point 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.