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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Aurelia took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money10%Fines and other10%Federal tax money5.3%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
26%$357 thousand
Sales tax
11%$144 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$475 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$174 thousand
  • Sewer$172 thousand
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$72 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$137 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$30 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$135 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%

What stands out

20%

of Aurelia's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$386 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$160 thousand
  • Sewer systems$117 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$213 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
  • Libraries$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$172 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$160 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$91 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aurelia. 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 Aurelia 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.