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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Thor took in $211 thousand and spent $185 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%County and local tax money14%State tax money13%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
28%$59 thousand
Sales tax
11%$24 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$62 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$27 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$30 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

54%

of Thor's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$66 thousand
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$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 Thor. 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 Thor 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.