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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seward took in $161 thousand and spent $150 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power)92%City taxes2.5%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money1.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

92%

of Seward'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 taxes2.5%

Property tax

2.5%$4 thousand

Fees for services92%

Fees for services

92%$148 thousand

What's in fees for servicesElectric power and other service charges

Electric power$147 thousand
Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state

2.5%$4 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.9%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other

1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities84%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking2.0%

What stands out

84%

of Seward'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

84%$126 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power

Electric power$126 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$21 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out

Other and not broken out$21 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.0%$3 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seward. 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 Seward 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.