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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shelby took in $100 million and spent $106 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)64%City taxes23%State tax money7.3%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

64%

of Shelby's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
15%$14.5 million
Sales tax
7.3%$7.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$365 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$63.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more
  • Electric power$21.9 million
  • Gas$19.1 million
  • Sewer$7.9 million
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Liquor stores$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$488 thousand
  • Airport$365 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$807 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$7.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$468 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$4.6 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Housing and community development4.0%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

62%

of Shelby's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$66.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 4 more
  • Electric power$22.2 million
  • Gas supply$17.8 million
  • Water supply$9.3 million
  • Sewer systems$9.3 million
  • Liquor stores$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Fire protection$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$874 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$676 thousand
  • Government buildings$429 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$5.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
Housing and community development
4.0%$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Public transit$889 thousand
  • Parking$797 thousand
  • Airports$505 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$641 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$404 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$181 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$45 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelby. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City 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.