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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scarville took in $183 thousand and spent $228 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)13%State tax money3.8%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

68%

of Scarville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes77%

Property tax
68%$124 thousand
Sales tax
6.6%$12 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$20 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$7 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

42%

of Scarville's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$6 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$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scarville. 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 Scarville 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.