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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Farmersburg took in $570 thousand and spent $766 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money40%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%City taxes16%State tax money11%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

40%

of Farmersburg's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes16%

Property tax
9.6%$55 thousand
Sales tax
6.7%$38 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$69 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money40%

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

From the federal government
40%$226 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$60 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$26 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Running the government and other costs4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

75%

of Farmersburg'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
75%$573 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$504 thousand
  • Water supply$41 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$35 thousand
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$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farmersburg. 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 Farmersburg 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.