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Van Horne's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Van Horne took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Federal tax money9.8%State tax money8.0%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax

40%$609 thousand

Sales tax

7.2%$109 thousand

Other taxes

0.3%$4 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses

Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services

28%$424 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more

Sewer$195 thousand
Water$150 thousand
Garbage collection$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government

9.8%$147 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state

8.0%$120 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.7%$40 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other

3.6%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

18%

of Van Horne'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

53%$653 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$415 thousand
Water supply$163 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

18%$222 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$174 thousand
Libraries$48 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

11%$132 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$132 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.7%$107 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
Other and not broken out$57 thousand
Government buildings-$10 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.7%$70 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$53 thousand
Police$15 thousand
Courts and legal services$2 thousand

Interest on debt

1.9%$23 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.2%$15 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$15 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.5%$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 Van Horne. 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 Van Horne 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.