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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Salix took in $407 thousand and spent $318 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%City taxes35%State tax money8.1%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes35%

Property tax
21%$84 thousand
Sales tax
14%$56 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$172 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$29 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$33 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt12%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

12%

of Salix's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$66 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$37 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$33 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Salix. 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 Salix 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.