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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Schoenchen took in $105 thousand and spent $27 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)41%State tax money11%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
32%$34 thousand
Sales tax
15%$16 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Interest on debt19%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking3.7%

What stands out

19%

of Schoenchen's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$3 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Schoenchen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Schoenchen 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.