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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stanton took in $1.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)63%City taxes19%State tax money16%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Stanton'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 taxes19%

Property tax
14%$220 thousand
Sales tax
5.4%$88 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$673 thousand
  • Water$212 thousand
  • Sewer$115 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$260 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$6 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Stanton's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$648 thousand
  • Sewer systems$224 thousand
  • Water supply$169 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$166 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$149 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stanton. 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 Stanton 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.