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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Essex took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes29%Federal tax money14%State tax money12%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

14%

of Essex'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
22%$286 thousand
Sales tax
6.9%$91 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$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 services41%

Fees for services
41%$536 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$224 thousand
  • Water$182 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$184 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$157 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$42 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Housing and community development11%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending13%

What stands out

11%

of Essex's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$533 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$232 thousand
  • Sewer systems$212 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$188 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$174 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$86 thousand
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$37 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Essex. 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 Essex 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.