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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Farmington took in $19.8 million and spent $20.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services38%State tax money15%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Farmington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
38%$7.5 million
Other taxes
1.8%$355 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$319 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$477 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.9 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$154 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$573 thousand
Fines
1.6%$324 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

40%

of Farmington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$649 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$638 thousand
  • Government buildings$244 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$642 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$993 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$744 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$249 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$712 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$712 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$417 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$378 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farmington. 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 Farmington 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.