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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Selma took in $33.7 million and spent $28.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)24%Federal tax money9.6%State tax money5.2%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Selma's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes59%

Sales tax
32%$10.8 million
Other taxes
14%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$566 thousand
  • Other licenses$328 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$120 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$4.2 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$5.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Water$375 thousand
  • Road charges$242 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
  • Housing$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$3.2 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$1.8 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$44 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$505 thousand
Fines
0.2%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals10%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

10%

of Selma's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$465 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.8 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)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
10%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Public transit$815 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$736 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$736 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$333 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$172 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Selma. 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 Selma 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.