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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Volga took in $523 thousand and spent $467 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other29%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%City taxes19%State tax money4.8%County and local tax money4.2%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
13%$70 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$29 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$121 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$25 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$22 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

31%

of Volga's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$156 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$115 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$105 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$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Volga. 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 Volga 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.