City government · Lincoln County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Silex took in $97 thousand and spent $218 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%City taxes43%

What stands out

57%

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

City taxes43%

Other taxes
30%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$13 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs29%Interest on debt20%

What stands out

20%

of Silex's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$73 thousand
  • Water supply$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$63 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$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Silex. 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 Silex 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.