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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Somerton took in $18.1 million and spent $18.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money32%City taxes27%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes27%

Sales tax
19%$3.4 million
Other taxes
4.5%$815 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$700 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$719 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$902 thousand
  • Housing$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$5.7 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$586 thousand
Fines
0.4%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

35%

of Somerton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$691 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.7 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$928 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$440 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$243 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$243 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$184 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Somerton. 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 Somerton 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.