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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Seiling took in $3.1 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money2.2%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

52%

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

City taxes54%

Sales tax
52%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.0%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$364 thousand
  • Garbage collection$299 thousand
  • Gas$254 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$75 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$17 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$70 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$171 thousand
Fines
1.2%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

11%

of Seiling's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$770 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$292 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$206 thousand
  • Gas supply$185 thousand
  • Sewer systems$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$418 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)$405 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$177 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$184 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$76 thousand
  • Police$76 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seiling. 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 City of Seiling 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.