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Church Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Church Point took in $5.5 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, housing)36%Town taxes28%Federal tax money27%Fines and other7.5%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
13%$722 thousand
Other taxes
12%$681 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$397 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$282 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.5%$136 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 2 more
  • Water$817 thousand
  • Housing$623 thousand
  • Sewer$547 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$1.5 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$72 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$292 thousand
Fines
2.3%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development47%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Running the government and other costs8.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

47%

of Church Point's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
47%$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$853 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$853 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$831 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$471 thousand
  • Sewer systems$360 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$480 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$480 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$419 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$414 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Church Point. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Town of Church Point 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.