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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Needles took in $35.3 million and spent $38.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)63%City taxes27%County and local tax money3.8%State tax money3.3%Federal tax money2.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Needles' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes27%

Other taxes
19%$6.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$984 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$477 thousand
  • Other licenses$463 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$1.7 million
Sales tax
2.8%$975 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$22.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$11.8 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$770 thousand
  • Other service charges$435 thousand
  • Transit fares$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$704 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$1.2 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$295 thousand
Fines
0.8%$272 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

46%

of Needles' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$17.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.9 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Public transit$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$1.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$447 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$294 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$256 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$186 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$186 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Needles. 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 Needles 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.