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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carmi took in $15.2 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%State tax money23%City taxes6.0%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Carmi'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 taxes6.0%

Other taxes
3.0%$455 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$415 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.0%$448 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.7 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$824 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
  • Other service charges$116 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%$136 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$3.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$140 thousand
Fines
0.7%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

56%

of Carmi'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
56%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$6.5 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$758 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$639 thousand
  • Libraries$119 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$175 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carmi. 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 Carmi 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.