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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Farmington took in $279 million and spent $232 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)56%City taxes18%County and local tax money12%State tax money6.6%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

14%

of Farmington's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Sales tax
14%$40.2 million
Other taxes
2.4%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$603 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$485 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$311 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$304 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.9%$2.4 million

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$156 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$100 million
  • Water$24.7 million
  • Sewer$13.3 million
  • Garbage collection$8.4 million
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Airport$370 thousand
  • Transit fares$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$11.1 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$18.3 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$34.2 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$9.1 million
Fines
0.3%$720 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

45%

of Farmington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$104 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$80.2 million
  • Water supply$10.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.2 million
  • Sewer systems$6.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$42.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$24.6 million
  • Fire protection$14.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$27.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.5 million
  • Government buildings$7.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$27.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23.3 million
  • Libraries$4.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$24.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$21.2 million
  • Public transit$1.7 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$3.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$173 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Farmington 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.