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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Earling took in $610 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money13%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

39%

of Earling's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
39%$239 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$50 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$194 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Water$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$78 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

59%

of Earling's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$764 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$711 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$444 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$425 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Earling. 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 Earling 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.