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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Southside took in $1.7 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded yearComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%County and local tax money27%State tax money26%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes47%

Sales tax

47%$794 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state

26%$439 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

27%$448 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments66%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

66%

of Southside's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments

66%$726 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$726 thousand

Running the government and other costs

25%$270 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Government buildings$252 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Other and not broken out$5 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.3%$80 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$80 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.1%$12 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services

Fire protection$7 thousand
Courts and legal services$5 thousand

Interest on debt

0.9%$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Southside. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Southside 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.