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Shell Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shell Rock took in $2.0 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money8.9%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
41%$831 thousand
Sales tax
6.8%$139 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$620 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$221 thousand
  • Water$155 thousand
  • Garbage collection$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$95 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$182 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$54 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$115 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

46%

of Shell Rock'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
46%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$484 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$376 thousand
  • Libraries$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$390 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$149 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
  • Water supply$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$328 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$188 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$95 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$95 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shell Rock. 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 Shell Rock 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.