Town government · Gila County, AZ

Star Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Star Valley took in $2.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Town taxes25%Fees for services (water, road charges)8.6%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

63%

of Star Valley's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes25%

Sales tax
21%$571 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$236 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and road charges
  • Water$231 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$1.8 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$64 thousand
Fines
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%

What stands out

51%

of Star Valley'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
51%$932 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$427 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$407 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$413 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$362 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$263 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$263 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Star Valley. 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 Star Valley 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.