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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fairfield took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%City taxes20%State tax money5.4%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes20%

Property tax
10%$133 thousand
Sales tax
5.0%$65 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$386 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$218 thousand
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
39%$500 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$70 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$9 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Social services0.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

64%

of Fairfield'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
64%$656 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$566 thousand
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$171 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$135 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Social services
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Fairfield 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.