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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Flasher took in $322 thousand and spent $427 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)65%City taxes16%State tax money16%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

65%

of Flasher'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%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$50 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$210 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$96 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand
  • Sewer$40 thousand
  • Road charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$51 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

49%

of Flasher'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
49%$208 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$208 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$157 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$60 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)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Flasher. 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 Flasher 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.