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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carefree took in $10.1 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money15%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)7.2%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

58%

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

Town taxes67%

Sales tax
58%$5.9 million
Other taxes
8.9%$896 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$520 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$351 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$730 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$490 thousand
  • Water$214 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$656 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.5 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$178 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
2.0%$199 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Housing and community development8.6%All other spending13%

What stands out

8.6%

of Carefree's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$494 thousand
  • Police$93 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$984 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$857 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$759 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$759 thousand
Housing and community development
8.6%$667 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$506 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$506 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.3%$486 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$486 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carefree. 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 Town of Carefree 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.