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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fruitland took in $736 thousand and spent $652 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
35%$258 thousand
Sales tax
18%$130 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$73 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$134 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments24%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%All other spending14%

What stands out

24%

of Fruitland'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%

Sent to other local governments
24%$156 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$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$112 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$56 thousand
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fruitland. 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 Fruitland 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.