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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Schaller took in $930 thousand and spent $578 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%City taxes30%State tax money13%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money7.0%County and local tax money6.9%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
19%$179 thousand
Sales tax
10%$95 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$320 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$138 thousand
  • Garbage collection$110 thousand
  • Water$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$65 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$124 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$64 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking9.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

15%

of Schaller's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$165 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$71 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$127 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$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Police$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$57 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$57 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.4%$37 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$37 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$12 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Schaller. 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 Schaller 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.