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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tripoli took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%City taxes39%Federal tax money10%State tax money9.1%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
28%$539 thousand
Sales tax
8.7%$170 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$761 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$273 thousand
  • Water$263 thousand
  • Garbage collection$102 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$199 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$178 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%$34 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$19 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

8%

of Tripoli's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$442 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$175 thousand
  • Water supply$166 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$332 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$332 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$236 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$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$171 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$96 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$119 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$119 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tripoli. 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 Tripoli 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.