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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Scotia took in $543 thousand and spent $487 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%Village taxes27%State tax money14%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

54%

of Scotia'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%.

Village taxes27%

Property tax
22%$118 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$295 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$89 thousand
  • Water$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$74 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

37%

of Scotia's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$180 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)$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$150 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$55 thousand
  • Water supply$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Scotia. 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 Village of Scotia 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.