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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sabula took in $1.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)64%City taxes15%Federal tax money9.8%State tax money7.2%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
11%$201 thousand
Sales tax
3.6%$67 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$518 thousand
  • Gas$319 thousand
  • Water$136 thousand
  • Sewer$119 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$180 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$133 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$19 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$44 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

60%

of Sabula'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
60%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$551 thousand
  • Gas supply$298 thousand
  • Water supply$123 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$328 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$328 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$169 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$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$35 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$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sabula. 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 Sabula 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.