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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fowler took in $3.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)63%State tax money17%Town taxes17%Federal tax money1.1%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Fowler'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%.

Town taxes17%

Property tax
17%$659 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$847 thousand
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$44 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$665 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

38%

of Fowler's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$795 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$422 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$373 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$435 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$384 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$221 thousand
  • Water supply$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$298 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$298 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fowler. 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 Town of Fowler 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.