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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Essexville took in $5.3 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%State tax money19%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
40%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$602 thousand
  • Garbage collection$369 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$995 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$48 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

5.7%

of Essexville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$397 thousand
  • Water supply$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$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$728 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$802 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$681 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$502 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$502 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Essexville. 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 City of Essexville 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.