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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Earlham took in $2.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money14%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money3.8%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
32%$719 thousand
Sales tax
10%$235 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$817 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$383 thousand
  • Sewer$244 thousand
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$310 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$87 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$93 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

13%

of Earlham'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
33%$621 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$293 thousand
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$393 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$393 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$314 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$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$256 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$138 thousand
  • Libraries$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$247 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$201 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$57 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$30 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Earlham. 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 Earlham 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.