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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Johnston City took in $5.3 million and spent $6.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%City taxes21%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

39%

of Johnston City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
16%$877 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$235 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$163 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$587 thousand
  • Sewer$449 thousand
  • Garbage collection$218 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$377 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$2.1 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$286 thousand
Fines
0.7%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

51%

of Johnston 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
51%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$377 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$301 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$920 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$676 thousand
  • Fire protection$244 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$897 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$476 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$311 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$761 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$761 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$307 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$248 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$234 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Johnston City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Johnston 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.