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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cylinder took in $113 thousand and spent $163 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes29%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)27%State tax money23%Fines and other16%Federal tax money5.3%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
16%$18 thousand
Sales tax
12%$13 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and sewer
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Sewer$12 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%$6 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$26 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Sent to other local governments1.2%

What stands out

43%

of Cylinder's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$41 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$29 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$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cylinder. 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 Cylinder 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.