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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Terril took in $592 thousand and spent $454 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money11%County and local tax money8.1%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
26%$152 thousand
Sales tax
17%$103 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$189 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$64 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$48 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

15%

of Terril'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
41%$188 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$114 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$81 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$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Terril. 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 Terril 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.