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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Creighton took in $181 thousand and spent $21 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)51%Town taxes26%State tax money20%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

8.8%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax
13%$23 thousand
Sales tax
8.8%$16 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Water$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$4 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of Creighton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$21 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Creighton. 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 Town of Creighton 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.