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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fenton took in $18.5 million and spent $17.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes40%State tax money16%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
37%$6.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$459 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$291 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$167 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$599 thousand
  • Other service charges$344 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$23 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$621 thousand
Fines
0.4%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

29%

of Fenton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$454 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.9 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$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$587 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$373 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$953 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$502 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$218 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$388 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$267 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$386 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fenton. 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 Fenton 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.