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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jewell took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes37%State tax money11%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
26%$407 thousand
Sales tax
10%$158 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$620 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$315 thousand
  • Sewer$140 thousand
  • Other service charges$128 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$85 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$174 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$41 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$63 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

40%

of Jewell's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$581 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$357 thousand
  • Police$206 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$334 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$205 thousand
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$185 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$152 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$152 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$11 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$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Social services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jewell. 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 Jewell 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.