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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Diamond took in $805 thousand and spent $523 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%City taxes32%County and local tax money8.6%State tax money5.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes32%

Sales tax
28%$224 thousand
Property tax
3.1%$25 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$434 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$199 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$40 thousand

County and local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.6%$69 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

49%

of Diamond'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
49%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$184 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$128 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$70 thousand
  • Water supply$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$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 Diamond. 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 Diamond 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.