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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Scobey took in $1.3 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)38%City taxes29%State tax money17%Fines and other16%

What stands out

16%

of Scobey's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
29%$374 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$488 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$227 thousand
  • Garbage collection$227 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Water$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$222 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$208 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Running the government and other costs4.5%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

82%

of Scobey's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
82%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$198 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$177 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$143 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scobey. 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 Scobey 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.