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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Seaford took in $33.2 million and spent $38.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)78%City taxes9.7%State tax money9.1%Fines and other2.4%Federal tax money0.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

78%

of Seaford's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes9.7%

Property tax
7.9%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.8%$594 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$377 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$217 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$26.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$17.2 million
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$792 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$129 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$3.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$693 thousand
Fines
0.3%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

56%

of Seaford'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
56%$21.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$15.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$364 thousand
  • Fire protection$349 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$328 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$280 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seaford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Seaford 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.