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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eunice took in $14.8 million and spent $16.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (gas, sewer)29%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money4.8%State tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes58%

Sales tax
47%$7.0 million
Other taxes
9.7%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.9%$130 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$878 thousand
  • Housing$425 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$705 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$91 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$38 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking10%Housing and community development7.0%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

30%

of Eunice'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
30%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$558 thousand
  • Fire protection$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$4.3 million
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)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and sewer systems
  • Gas supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Housing and community development
7.0%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$991 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$991 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eunice. 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 Eunice 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.