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Smiths Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Smiths Grove took in $743 thousand and spent $390 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%State tax money32%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes59%

Other taxes
22%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$149 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$111 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$111 thousand
Business income tax
6.9%$51 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$236 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$45 thousand
Fines
1.6%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Sent to other local governments1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

41%

of Smiths Grove's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$159 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$149 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$15 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
  • Gas supply$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Smiths Grove. 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 Smiths Grove 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.