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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheldon took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other59%Town taxes20%State tax money14%County and local tax money3.7%Fees for services (water)3.4%

What stands out

56%

of Sheldon's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
15%$271 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$63 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Water$14 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%$242 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$66 thousand

Fines and other59%

Interest, rents and other
56%$992 thousand
Fines
3.6%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Sheldon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$793 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$793 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$385 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$260 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$221 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$17 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sheldon. 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 Sheldon 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.