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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fenton took in $560 thousand and spent $491 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes24%Fines and other14%State tax money7.1%County and local tax money6.4%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

8.6%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
15%$82 thousand
Sales tax
8.6%$48 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$257 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$109 thousand
  • Sewer$99 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$17 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$40 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$36 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Interest on debt8.4%All other spending16%

What stands out

11%

of Fenton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$208 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$98 thousand
  • Sewer systems$80 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$41 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$24 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fenton. 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 Fenton 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.