Town government · Pinal County, AZ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Superior took in $6.4 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money40%Town taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)20%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes37%

Sales tax
22%$1.4 million
Property tax
12%$796 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$188 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$810 thousand
  • Sewer$495 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$2.6 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$101 thousand
Fines
0.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals8.6%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

8.6%

of Superior's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$982 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$483 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$388 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$853 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$848 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$841 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$841 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$413 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$413 thousand
Social services
3.3%$160 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Superior. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Superior 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.