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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shalimar took in $890 thousand and spent $673 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money25%Fines and other6.0%Fees for services (road charges)4.5%County and local tax money3.6%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

37%

of Shalimar's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes59%

Other taxes
37%$333 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$199 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$62 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$188 thousand

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$20 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$224 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$32 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$37 thousand
Fines
1.8%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs21%Environment and natural resources21%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

21%

of Shalimar's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$316 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$294 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
21%$139 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shalimar. 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 Town of Shalimar 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.