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Carson City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carson City took in $4.2 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money8.7%Fines and other6.8%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

55%

of Carson City's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
55%$2.3 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$587 thousand
  • Sewer$385 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$154 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$362 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$57 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$233 thousand
Fines
1.2%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

13%

of Carson City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$931 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$533 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$588 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$547 thousand
  • Water supply$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$513 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$287 thousand
  • Fire protection$226 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$471 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$471 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$389 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$271 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carson City. 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 Carson City 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.