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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shelby took in $7.4 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)41%State tax money22%City taxes20%Fines and other18%

What stands out

17%

of Shelby'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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$982 thousand
  • Sewer$859 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.6 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$1.3 million
Fines
0.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Running the government and other costs6.0%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

58%

of Shelby'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
58%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$883 thousand
  • Water supply$773 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$661 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$661 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$433 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$221 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$420 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$420 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$316 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$217 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelby. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Shelby 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.