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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Smithland took in $296 thousand and spent $270 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)40%City taxes23%State tax money17%Federal tax money16%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
22%$65 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$118 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Water$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$47 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$49 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$13 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

42%

of Smithland'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
42%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
  • Water supply$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$57 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$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Smithland. 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 Smithland 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.