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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Farley took in $3.8 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other17%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Farley's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
37%$1.4 million
Sales tax
8.4%$319 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$909 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$505 thousand
  • Sewer$297 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$131 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$273 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$32 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$648 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt8.4%All other spending15%

What stands out

22%

of Farley'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
23%$593 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$337 thousand
  • Water supply$175 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$552 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$492 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$490 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$228 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$166 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$316 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$316 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$214 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$187 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$201 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$150 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.8%$149 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$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farley. 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 Farley 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.