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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Demorest took in $7.3 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)85%City taxes7.0%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money0.9%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

85%

of Demorest'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 taxes7.0%

Property tax
3.5%$256 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$256 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$151 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$70 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$63 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$49 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$299 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$202 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs9.7%Interest on debt9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%

What stands out

64%

of Demorest's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$539 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$290 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$290 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$275 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$275 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$271 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$199 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Demorest. 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 City of Demorest 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.