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South English's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), South English took in $238 thousand and spent $180 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes28%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.3%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
16%$37 thousand
Sales tax
12%$28 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$61 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$15 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$25 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Interest on debt17%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

17%

of South English's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$109 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
  • Water supply$38 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$16 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$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 South English. 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 South English 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.