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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emerado took in $1.2 million and spent $841 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%City taxes24%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%Fines and other12%

What stands out

17%

of Emerado's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Sales tax
17%$200 thousand
Property tax
6.7%$81 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$227 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$144 thousand
  • Sewer$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$554 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$138 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Interest on debt16%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments7.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

16%

of Emerado's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$298 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$298 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$191 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
  • Water supply$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$136 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$132 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.1%$60 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$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Emerado. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Emerado 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.