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East Tawas's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), East Tawas took in $6.9 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)46%City taxes24%State tax money16%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

4.6%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
24%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; housing and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Housing$790 thousand
  • Water$647 thousand
  • Sewer$554 thousand
  • Other service charges$152 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$319 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$77 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$563 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development19%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Sent to other local governments12%All other spending23%

What stands out

19%

of East Tawas' 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
19%$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$577 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$991 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$811 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$911 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$720 thousand
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$807 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$807 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$728 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$728 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$672 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$631 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$94 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Tawas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of East Tawas 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.