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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sanborn took in $619 thousand and spent $490 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes23%State tax money20%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
22%$137 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$310 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$151 thousand
  • Sewer$97 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 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%$20 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$124 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

8.6%

of Sanborn'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$165 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sanborn. 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 Sanborn 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.