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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Silverton took in $20.3 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%City taxes27%State tax money9.4%Fines and other8.7%County and local tax money8.7%Federal tax money6.5%

What stands out

8.7%

of Silverton's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
17%$3.5 million
Other taxes
9.9%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$900 thousand
  • Other licenses$559 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$387 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$101 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$908 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$1.3 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$1.9 million

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$1.8 million

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$1.5 million
Fines
1.4%$293 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

37%

of Silverton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$968 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$533 thousand
  • Government buildings$280 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$396 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$661 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$655 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$579 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$579 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$442 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$429 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$235 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Silverton. 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 Silverton 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.