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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scandia took in $3.5 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes80%Federal tax money6.6%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)5.2%State tax money4.3%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

72%

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

City taxes80%

Property tax
72%$2.5 million
Other taxes
7.9%$276 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; severance taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$215 thousand
  • Severance taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$180 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$114 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$232 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$149 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$13 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$108 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

51%

of Scandia'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%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$777 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$546 thousand
  • Police$231 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$530 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$270 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$232 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$173 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$127 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scandia. 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 Scandia 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.