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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sibley took in $9.0 million and spent $11.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes24%State tax money5.2%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

66%

of Sibley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
18%$1.6 million
Sales tax
4.9%$443 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$79 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$637 thousand
  • Garbage collection$472 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$464 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%$76 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$322 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

68%

of Sibley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$7.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Water supply$739 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$464 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.4 million
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$922 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$398 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$700 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$583 thousand
  • Airports$114 thousand
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$697 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$393 thousand
  • Libraries$304 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$563 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$384 thousand
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$180 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$103 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$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 Sibley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Sibley 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.