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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shenandoah took in $10.4 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes32%State tax money8.1%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money5.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

7.1%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
23%$2.4 million
Sales tax
7.1%$741 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$516 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$450 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$604 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$838 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$76 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$696 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

12%

of Shenandoah'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
38%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$424 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$970 thousand
  • Fire protection$412 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$698 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$993 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$674 thousand
  • Airports$319 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$907 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$529 thousand
  • Libraries$378 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$254 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$89 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$88 thousand
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shenandoah. 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 Shenandoah 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.