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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Filer took in $3.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%City taxes36%County and local tax money8.4%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

8.4%

of Filer's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
32%$1.2 million
Sales tax
3.5%$134 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$664 thousand
  • Other service charges$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$56 thousand

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$323 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$223 thousand
Fines
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt21%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%

What stands out

21%

of Filer's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$515 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$193 thousand
  • Water supply$193 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$451 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$383 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Interest on debt
21%$385 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$358 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$133 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Filer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Filer 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.