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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warren took in $5.7 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Federal tax money10%Fines and other6.7%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
29%$1.7 million
Other taxes
6.7%$385 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$354 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.3%$362 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$905 thousand
  • Sewer$647 thousand
  • Garbage collection$616 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$579 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$38 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$220 thousand
Fines
2.8%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

33%

of Warren's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$875 thousand
  • Water supply$810 thousand
  • Sewer systems$587 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$384 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$641 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$601 thousand
  • Airports$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$609 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$609 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$304 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)$137 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$41 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Warren. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Warren 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.