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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Somers took in $140 thousand and spent $91 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)28%State tax money13%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Somers' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Property tax
27%$38 thousand
Sales tax
10%$14 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$39 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$8 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$18 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$15 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

29%

of Somers' 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%

Running the government and other costs
30%$27 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$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$15 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Somers. 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 Somers 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.