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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garfield took in $599 thousand and spent $519 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes27%State tax money17%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$155 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$269 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$107 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Water$80 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%$19 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$100 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

6.4%

of Garfield's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$174 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$111 thousand
  • Water supply$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$136 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$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$99 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$25 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garfield. 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 Garfield 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.