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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fessenden took in $584 thousand and spent $884 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fines and other34%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)4.5%

What stands out

34%

of Fessenden's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
20%$114 thousand
Sales tax
17%$99 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$138 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
34%$198 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

34%

of Fessenden's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$300 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$292 thousand
  • Airports$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$272 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$189 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$157 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$104 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$100 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fessenden. 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 City of Fessenden 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.