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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Keenesburg took in $10.6 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%Town taxes31%Fines and other12%State tax money6.9%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes31%

Sales tax
13%$1.4 million
Property tax
11%$1.1 million
Other taxes
7.0%$745 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$464 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$273 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$728 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$177 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

49%

of Keenesburg'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
49%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$843 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$664 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$544 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$341 thousand
  • Police$198 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$458 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$458 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Keenesburg. 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 Keenesburg 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.