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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Freeport took in $13.3 million and spent $7.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)71%City taxes17%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

71%

of Freeport'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 taxes17%

Property tax
16%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$211 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$166 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$242 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$175 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt5.3%Roads, transit and parking4.5%

What stands out

75%

of Freeport'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
75%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$551 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$521 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$520 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$382 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$211 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$171 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$322 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Freeport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Freeport 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.