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Sweet Home's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sweet Home took in $22.4 million and spent $14.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other20%Federal tax money10%State tax money6.2%

What stands out

20%

of Sweet Home's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
22%$5.0 million
Other taxes
17%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$677 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$2.2 million

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$1.4 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$4.4 million
Fines
0.8%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Interest on debt3.7%Housing and community development0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Sweet Home's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$8.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$256 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$267 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$594 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$534 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$707 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$707 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$516 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sweet Home. 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 Sweet Home 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.