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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sutherlin took in $12.8 million and spent $13.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%City taxes34%State tax money14%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

27%

of Sutherlin's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
27%$3.4 million
Other taxes
7.5%$964 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$496 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$251 thousand
  • Other licenses$216 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$169 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.9 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$390 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$614 thousand
Fines
1.2%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Interest on debt7.8%Roads, transit and parking5.4%

What stands out

29%

of Sutherlin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$897 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$441 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$352 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$866 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$721 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$721 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sutherlin. 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 Sutherlin 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.