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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carmen took in $356 thousand and spent $332 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)46%Town taxes28%State tax money17%Fines and other9.6%

What stands out

16%

of Carmen's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
16%$56 thousand
Other taxes
12%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$163 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$84 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Sewer$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$60 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs38%Health and hospitals6.6%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%

What stands out

6.6%

of Carmen's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$149 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$112 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carmen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Carmen 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.