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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Soldier took in $102 thousand and spent $72 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)60%City taxes24%State tax money14%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes24%

Sales tax
15%$15 thousand
Property tax
5.9%$6 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$61 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$32 thousand
  • Sewer$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Interest on debt5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%

What stands out

58%

of Soldier'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
58%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$4 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Soldier. 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 Soldier 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.