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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairway took in $6.8 million and spent $4.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%County and local tax money12%Fines and other12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)11%Federal tax money4.4%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes59%

Property tax
34%$2.3 million
Sales tax
20%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.0%$338 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$331 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$723 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$390 thousand
  • Garbage collection$333 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$302 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$118 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$837 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$608 thousand
Fines
2.7%$181 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%

What stands out

70%

of Fairway'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
70%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$629 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$629 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$334 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$292 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$117 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairway. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Fairway 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.