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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Geronimo took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%State tax money26%Town taxes11%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money6.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes11%

Sales tax

9.7%$163 thousand

Other taxes

1.3%$22 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$20 thousand
Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services

47%$787 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more

Water$277 thousand
Garbage collection$235 thousand
Sewer$195 thousand
Other service charges$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

6.3%$106 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state

26%$444 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.0%$16 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other

6.8%$114 thousand

Fines

1.5%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Roads, transit and parking0.4%

What stands out

69%

of Geronimo'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

69%$799 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$437 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$217 thousand
Sewer systems$145 thousand

Running the government and other costs

15%$169 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
Other and not broken out$74 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

14%$162 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$95 thousand
Fire protection$67 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.6%$18 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

0.4%$5 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Geronimo. 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 Geronimo 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.