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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sandpoint took in $40.6 million and spent $23.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money28%Fines and other21%City taxes21%

What stands out

20%

of Sandpoint's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
15%$6.2 million
Sales tax
4.4%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.9%$367 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$367 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Water$5.0 million
  • Garbage collection$805 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$554 thousand
  • Other service charges$475 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$11.5 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$8.1 million
Fines
1.2%$480 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

23%

of Sandpoint'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$491 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$405 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sandpoint. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Sandpoint 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.