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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Schuyler took in $2.0 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%County and local tax money32%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Schuyler's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
42%$833 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$108 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$170 thousand

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$644 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Fines
7.0%$139 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

47%

of Schuyler's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$811 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$674 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$538 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$538 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$300 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Schuyler. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Schuyler 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.