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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Geneva took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Town taxes25%State tax money18%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

53%

of Geneva'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 taxes25%

Property tax
25%$422 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$911 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$406 thousand
  • Water$358 thousand
  • Garbage collection$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$308 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$41 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%Interest on debt1.3%Housing and community development0.1%

What stands out

48%

of Geneva'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
48%$679 thousand
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)$588 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$508 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
  • Water supply$186 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$180 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$19 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Geneva. 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 Geneva 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.