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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Zearing took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%City taxes21%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

49%

of Zearing's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
15%$194 thousand
Sales tax
6.0%$79 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$339 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$173 thousand
  • Water$95 thousand
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$640 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Sent to other local governments5.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

45%

of Zearing's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$647 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$603 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$346 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$157 thousand
  • Sewer systems$118 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$86 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$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$35 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Zearing. 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 Zearing 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.