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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garwin took in $992 thousand and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)64%City taxes20%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

64%

of Garwin's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
13%$126 thousand
Sales tax
5.8%$58 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$637 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$543 thousand
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$37 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$68 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$23 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$27 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Running the government and other costs4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Interest on debt2.7%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

85%

of Garwin'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
85%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$48 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$31 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$12 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$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garwin. 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 Garwin 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.