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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fredonia took in $8.4 million and spent $14.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)73%City taxes26%Fines and other0.8%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
13%$1.1 million
Property tax
12%$1.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$417 thousand
  • Garbage collection$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$39 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.7%$62 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs85%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Interest on debt1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Fredonia'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
85%$12.4 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$12.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$662 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$265 thousand
  • Sewer systems$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$697 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$578 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$164 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$159 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fredonia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Fredonia 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.