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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fremont took in $4.2 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)73%Town taxes18%State tax money7.7%Fines and other1.2%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

73%

of Fremont's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes18%

Property tax
12%$495 thousand
Sales tax
5.8%$242 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Sewer$865 thousand
  • Water$479 thousand
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$38 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$322 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs8.4%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Interest on debt1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

75%

of Fremont's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
75%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$169 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
  • Water supply$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$320 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$307 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$183 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$183 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$40 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fremont. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fremont 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.