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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emmons took in $533 thousand and spent $357 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money23%Fines and other11%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
36%$192 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$137 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Sewer$39 thousand
  • Water$29 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$21 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$122 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Emmons' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$141 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$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$36 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Emmons. 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 Emmons 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.