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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Starke took in $17.1 million and spent $17.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes21%State tax money11%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

64%

of Starke'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 taxes21%

Other taxes
8.3%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$712 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$354 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$225 thousand
  • Other licenses$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.7%$1.1 million
Property tax
6.3%$1.1 million

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.6 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$912 thousand
  • Gas$506 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$165 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.9 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$187 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$290 thousand
Fines
0.2%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

59%

of Starke'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
59%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$590 thousand
  • Gas supply$528 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$605 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$605 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$310 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$310 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$38 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$21 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Starke. 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 Starke 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.