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Sugar City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sugar City took in $3.0 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes23%State tax money21%Fines and other11%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Sugar City'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%.

City taxes23%

Other taxes
16%$478 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$277 thousand
  • Other licenses$140 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.3%$220 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$661 thousand
  • Water$481 thousand
  • Garbage collection$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$650 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$30 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$319 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs8.5%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Interest on debt5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

72%

of Sugar City'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
72%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$823 thousand
  • Sewer systems$786 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$212 thousand
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$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$133 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$131 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$43 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$12 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sugar City. 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 Sugar City 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.