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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silverton took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money11%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes56%

Sales tax
38%$1.4 million
Property tax
13%$490 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$87 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$549 thousand
  • Sewer$326 thousand
  • Garbage collection$217 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 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%$390 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$59 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$29 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

23%

of Silverton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$510 thousand
  • Sewer systems$382 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$293 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$812 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$812 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$726 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$208 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$467 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$296 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$245 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$245 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Social services
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Silverton. 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 Silverton 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.