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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fremont took in $550 thousand and spent $396 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%State tax money30%Fees for services (sewer)11%Federal tax money9.8%Fines and other9.1%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
23%$127 thousand
Sales tax
17%$92 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$54 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$165 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%

What stands out

8.8%

of Fremont's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$176 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$97 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$48 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$35 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$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fremont. 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 Fremont 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.