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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Early took in $1.2 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money27%City taxes22%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
14%$174 thousand
Sales tax
6.2%$78 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$500 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$305 thousand
  • Sewer$106 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$39 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$333 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$32 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$68 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Interest on debt5.8%Running the government and other costs4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

74%

of Early'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
74%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$268 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$268 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$162 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$112 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$117 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$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Police$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$32 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$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Early. 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 Early 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.