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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fairfield took in $18.5 million and spent $18.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes42%State tax money7.9%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

7.2%

of Fairfield's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Property tax

32%$5.9 million

Sales tax

7.2%$1.3 million

Other taxes

2.6%$482 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more

Public utility taxes$218 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$195 thousand
Other licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services

43%$8.0 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more

Sewer$3.4 million
Water$3.2 million
Garbage collection$609 thousand
Parks and recreation$474 thousand
Other service charges$249 thousand
Airport$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government

4.4%$824 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state

7.9%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other

2.8%$511 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

26%

of Fairfield's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

38%$7.0 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$4.1 million
Water supply$2.2 million
Garbage and solid waste$618 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

26%$4.8 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$4.5 million
Airports$345 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

14%$2.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.6 million
Fire protection$818 thousand
Inspections and regulation$84 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$2.0 million

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$1.0 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$753 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
Other government-run businesses$53 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.5%$1.6 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Libraries$521 thousand

Interest on debt

3.6%$664 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$649 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.2%$35 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$35 thousand

Housing and community development

<0.1%$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairfield. 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 Fairfield 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.