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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farwell took in $59 thousand and spent $50 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fines and other31%City taxes19%Fees for services10%

What stands out

31%

of Farwell's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$11 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$24 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking46%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%

What stands out

46%

of Farwell's 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
48%$24 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$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
46%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farwell. 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 Farwell 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.