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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sobieski took in $268 thousand and spent $299 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other37%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)21%City taxes20%State tax money17%Federal tax money4.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

37%

of Sobieski's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
19%$51 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$57 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$11 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$45 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
37%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Parks, recreation and libraries27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%

What stands out

27%

of Sobieski'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%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$80 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sobieski. 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 Sobieski 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.