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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sykeston took in $127 thousand and spent $123 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)51%State tax money26%Fines and other15%City taxes7.9%

What stands out

15%

of Sykeston'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 taxes7.9%

Property tax
7.1%$9 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$33 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

37%

of Sykeston's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
  • Water supply$23 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sykeston. 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 Sykeston 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.