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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Friend took in $15.8 million and spent $9.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)94%City taxes4.8%State tax money1.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

94%

of Friend'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 taxes4.8%

Property tax
3.3%$530 thousand
Sales tax
1.5%$235 thousand

Fees for services94%

Fees for services
94%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 5 more
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Hospital bills$5.8 million
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water$211 thousand
  • Sewer$208 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$201 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Housing and community development2.3%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

62%

of Friend's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
62%$5.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water supply$537 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$662 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$662 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$287 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$150 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.3%$125 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)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Friend. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Friend 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.