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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tescott took in $174 thousand and spent $123 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes48%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

46%

of Tescott's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
46%$80 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$56 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt4.1%

What stands out

58%

of Tescott'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%$71 thousand
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$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
  • Water supply$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tescott. 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 Tescott 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.