Village government · De Baca County, NM

Fort Sumner's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fort Sumner took in $3.4 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)47%Village taxes24%Federal tax money20%Fines and other5.2%State tax money4.2%

What stands out

20%

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

Village taxes24%

Sales tax
20%$684 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$45 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.0%$34 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$1.0 million
  • Water$278 thousand
  • Sewer$141 thousand
  • Housing$107 thousand
  • Airport$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$697 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$142 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
3.0%$101 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Housing and community development13%Running the government and other costs8.6%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

13%

of Fort Sumner's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$892 thousand
  • Water supply$229 thousand
  • Sewer systems$181 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$544 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$394 thousand
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$496 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
  • Airports$219 thousand
Housing and community development
13%$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$275 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$131 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fort Sumner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Fort Sumner 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.