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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shellsburg took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money12%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

8%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
33%$545 thousand
Sales tax
8.0%$133 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$532 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$234 thousand
  • Water$158 thousand
  • Garbage collection$127 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$132 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$201 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$13 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$82 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

10%

of Shellsburg'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
33%$387 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$141 thousand
  • Water supply$131 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$361 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$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$70 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$30 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$57 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$12 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shellsburg. 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 Shellsburg 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.