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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Holstein took in $3.2 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money7.3%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

35%

of Holstein's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
35%$1.1 million
Sales tax
6.4%$205 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$73 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$409 thousand
  • Water$404 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
  • Garbage collection$151 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Road charges$78 thousand
  • Transit fares$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$235 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$37 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$220 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Sent to other local governments7.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

18%

of Holstein's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$588 thousand
  • Water supply$294 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$560 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$487 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$554 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$410 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$434 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$313 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$94 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.7%$243 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$243 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Social services
0.9%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Holstein. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Holstein 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.