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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fillmore took in $31.2 million and spent $20.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)56%City taxes18%Fines and other12%Federal tax money6.7%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

56%

of Fillmore's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
9.0%$2.8 million
Sales tax
6.0%$1.9 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$515 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$164 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$155 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$121 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$83 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$2.1 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$1.4 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$677 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.8 million
Fines
0.2%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Interest on debt14%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.5%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

14%

of Fillmore's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$379 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$2.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Public transit$202 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$122 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$122 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fillmore. 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 City of Fillmore 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.