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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Anita took in $2.9 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)48%City taxes23%Federal tax money18%State tax money5.4%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

18%

of Anita's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Property tax
17%$489 thousand
Sales tax
6.0%$172 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$789 thousand
  • Water$310 thousand
  • Sewer$261 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$505 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$153 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$51 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs6.8%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

79%

of Anita'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
79%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Electric power$883 thousand
  • Water supply$260 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$356 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$304 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
  • Airports$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$185 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$120 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$119 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$87 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$87 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$56 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Anita. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Anita 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.