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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Earlington took in $1.2 million and spent $164 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.3%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Earlington's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Individual income tax
20%$250 thousand
Property tax
18%$222 thousand
Other taxes
17%$206 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$161 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
0.4%$5 thousand

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$114 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.6%$32 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$364 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Earlington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Earlington 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.