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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Center took in $6.5 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)72%Town taxes16%State tax money11%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes16%

Sales tax
12%$751 thousand
Property tax
3.8%$248 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.5 million
  • Gas$1.5 million
  • Water$554 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$686 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Interest on debt1.5%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Center's 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
65%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; electric power and 1 more
  • Gas supply$1.6 million
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water supply$487 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$887 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$875 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$709 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$684 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$224 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$82 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Center. 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 Town of Center 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.