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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McFarland took in $478 thousand and spent $298 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)77%City taxes17%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

77%

of McFarland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
15%$74 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$370 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$232 thousand
  • Water$57 thousand
  • Sewer$42 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$24 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Interest on debt3.4%Environment and natural resources1.7%

What stands out

79%

of McFarland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
79%$235 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$149 thousand
  • Water supply$48 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$36 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McFarland. 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 McFarland 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.