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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Casey took in $1.1 million and spent $586 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money32%City taxes29%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other7.8%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
24%$261 thousand
Sales tax
4.3%$47 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$269 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$133 thousand
  • Sewer$120 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$349 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$58 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$13 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

16%

of Casey'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
34%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$104 thousand
  • Sewer systems$89 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$154 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$15 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$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Casey. 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 Casey 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.