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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Slayton took in $3.4 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%City taxes33%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)22%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
32%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$731 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$593 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Airport$13 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$1.3 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$37 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$160 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

14%

of Slayton'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$802 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$605 thousand
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$772 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$459 thousand
  • Airports$313 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$623 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$427 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$608 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$599 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$487 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$350 thousand
  • Libraries$137 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Slayton. 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 Slayton 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.