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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fremont took in $7.4 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money22%Fines and other11%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
32%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$78 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$896 thousand
  • Water$651 thousand
  • Sewer$429 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$163 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.6 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$160 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$782 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Fremont's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$2.7 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$465 thousand
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$319 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$340 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$245 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$245 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fremont. 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 Fremont 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.