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Federal Dam's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Federal Dam took in $133 thousand and spent $124 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer)26%State tax money14%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
47%$63 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other government-run businesses
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$6 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$18 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

48%

of Federal Dam's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$60 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Federal Dam. 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 Federal Dam 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.