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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Miles took in $828 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%City taxes18%Federal tax money17%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money5.3%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax

11%$89 thousand

Sales tax

6.6%$55 thousand

Other taxes

0.2%$2 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$1 thousand
Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services

54%$448 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more

Sewer$204 thousand
Water$155 thousand
Garbage collection$80 thousand
Other service charges$8 thousand
Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government

17%$143 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state

5.4%$45 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

5.3%$44 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other

0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Sent to other local governments4.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

56%

of Miles' 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

56%$417 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$217 thousand
Water supply$129 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

15%$113 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$113 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$104 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more

Other and not broken out$60 thousand
Government buildings$28 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.5%$41 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services

Police$31 thousand
Courts and legal services$10 thousand

Sent to other local governments

4.2%$31 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$31 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.6%$19 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Interest on debt

2.0%$15 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$14 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Miles. 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 Miles 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.