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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Flensburg took in $215 thousand and spent $151 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%State tax money37%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)8.8%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
44%$94 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$12 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$80 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking4.6%

What stands out

32%

of Flensburg'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
32%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$34 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$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Flensburg. 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 Flensburg 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.