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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carpenter took in $66 thousand and spent $64 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Federal tax money12%State tax money12%County and local tax money11%Fines and other9.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.0%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
33%$22 thousand
Sales tax
18%$12 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$8 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$8 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$7 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries34%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%

What stands out

34%

of Carpenter'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
34%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$21 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$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carpenter. 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 Carpenter 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.