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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Atwater took in $1.9 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)33%City taxes30%State tax money23%Fines and other10%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
30%$558 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$619 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$249 thousand
  • Other service charges$191 thousand
  • Sewer$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$61 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$438 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$194 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking14%All other spending14%

What stands out

18%

of Atwater's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$263 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$157 thousand
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$233 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$119 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$233 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$216 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$232 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$145 thousand
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$94 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$52 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Atwater. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Atwater 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.