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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Towner took in $453 thousand and spent $793 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)69%City taxes18%State tax money9.1%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

69%

of Towner'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 taxes18%

Property tax
15%$67 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$312 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$142 thousand
  • Garbage collection$141 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$41 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs7.6%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

70%

of Towner's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$557 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$347 thousand
  • Water supply$146 thousand
  • Sewer systems$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$74 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$60 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Towner. 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 Towner 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.