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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carlisle took in $6.7 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money59%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%City taxes13%Fines and other4.1%State tax money3.6%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

59%

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

City taxes13%

Sales tax
7.6%$514 thousand
Property tax
2.9%$193 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$136 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$427 thousand
  • Sewer$337 thousand
  • Airport$163 thousand
  • Garbage collection$139 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money59%

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

From the federal government
59%$4.0 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$244 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$223 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$161 thousand
Fines
1.7%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

16%

of Carlisle's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$828 thousand
  • Fire protection$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$867 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$546 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$321 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$705 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$362 thousand
  • Sewer systems$215 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$656 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$656 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$589 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$305 thousand
  • Airports$284 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Social services
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carlisle. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Carlisle 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.