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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Humeston took in $902 thousand and spent $628 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%City taxes23%Fines and other11%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

59%

of Humeston'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 taxes23%

Property tax
18%$159 thousand
Sales tax
5.3%$48 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$528 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Water$127 thousand
  • Sewer$111 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$63 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$97 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%

What stands out

12%

of Humeston'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
48%$302 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$124 thousand
  • Sewer systems$109 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$120 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$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Humeston. 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 Humeston 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.