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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scottville took in $2.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)49%State tax money23%City taxes22%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$445 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$504 thousand
  • Water$309 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$63 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$495 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$58 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending14%

What stands out

13%

of Scottville's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$513 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$513 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$402 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$361 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$361 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$282 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$282 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$264 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$257 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$95 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$60 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scottville. 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 Scottville 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.