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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stanton took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)65%Fines and other17%State tax money12%City taxes6.6%

What stands out

16%

of Stanton'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 taxes6.6%

Property tax
6.6%$85 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$836 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$484 thousand
  • Water$137 thousand
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$154 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$212 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

24%

of Stanton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$619 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$329 thousand
  • Water supply$133 thousand
  • Sewer systems$98 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$310 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$310 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$275 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stanton. 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 Stanton 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.