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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Slater took in $2.9 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

9.4%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
38%$1.1 million
Sales tax
9.4%$272 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$582 thousand
  • Water$301 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Housing$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$114 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$242 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$57 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Running the government and other costs4.8%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

80%

of Slater'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
80%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
  • Water supply$337 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$484 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand
  • Libraries$210 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$367 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$205 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$179 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$113 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$110 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$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Slater. 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 Slater 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.