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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stanton took in $45.7 million and spent $30.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%County and local tax money17%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.6%State tax money6.7%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes58%

Sales tax
25%$11.4 million
Property tax
20%$9.1 million
Other taxes
13%$6.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$671 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$669 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$325 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$197 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Housing$630 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$1.4 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$3.1 million

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$7.9 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.8 million
Fines
1.0%$459 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Housing and community development5.2%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

59%

of Stanton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$18.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$745 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$5.3 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)$5.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Housing and community development
5.2%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$696 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$696 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stanton. 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 Stanton 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.