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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sebeka took in $2.1 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)55%City taxes20%State tax money15%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

55%

of Sebeka's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
20%$421 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$592 thousand
  • Water$236 thousand
  • Sewer$210 thousand
  • Other service charges$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$75 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$318 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$144 thousand
Fines
0.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

43%

of Sebeka's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$810 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$499 thousand
  • Water supply$181 thousand
  • Sewer systems$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$340 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$199 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$312 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$312 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$283 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$187 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sebeka. 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 Sebeka 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.