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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fontanelle took in $1.9 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)56%State tax money21%City taxes19%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

6.5%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
12%$227 thousand
Sales tax
6.5%$124 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$674 thousand
  • Sewer$189 thousand
  • Water$186 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$407 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$29 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Running the government and other costs2.3%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

82%

of Fontanelle'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
82%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$637 thousand
  • Electric power$623 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$222 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$222 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$59 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.3%$66 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$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$46 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fontanelle. 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 Fontanelle 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.