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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shelby took in $2.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)22%Fines and other11%County and local tax money8.1%State tax money5.9%

What stands out

22%

of Shelby's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
51%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.1%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$616 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$536 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$164 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$225 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$268 thousand
Fines
1.3%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt8.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Shelby's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$732 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$408 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$709 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$709 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$419 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$281 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$323 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$320 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$201 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shelby. 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 Shelby 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.