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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Zeigler took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%City taxes23%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
19%$323 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$427 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$220 thousand
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Garbage collection$82 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$792 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$120 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

42%

of Zeigler'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$681 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$580 thousand
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$460 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$354 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$212 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Zeigler. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Zeigler 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.