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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sumner took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money37%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Sumner's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
52%$718 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$140 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$507 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.9%$12 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Health and hospitals3.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

7.7%

of Sumner's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$549 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$549 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$187 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$159 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$79 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Social services
0.9%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sumner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Sumner 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.