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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Charlack took in $1.1 million and spent $794 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.4%State tax money3.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Charlack's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes67%

Sales tax
37%$402 thousand
Other taxes
25%$273 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$217 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.8%$52 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$130 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$40 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$138 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
3.1%$34 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

56%

of Charlack's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$446 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$433 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$258 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)$165 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$77 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Charlack. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Charlack 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.