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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Slater took in $5.2 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%State tax money19%City taxes11%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

70%

of Slater's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes11%

Sales tax
4.8%$248 thousand
Property tax
3.9%$199 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; tobacco taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$97 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Water$425 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$963 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$21 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs7.5%Housing and community development2.9%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

35%

of Slater'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Water supply$520 thousand
  • Sewer systems$310 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$598 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)$363 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$229 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$176 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$176 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Slater. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Slater 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.