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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Vale took in $2.7 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%City taxes23%Fines and other16%County and local tax money9.8%

What stands out

10%

of Vale's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$623 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$515 thousand
  • Water$511 thousand
  • Garbage collection$280 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$264 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$405 thousand
Fines
0.6%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

12%

of Vale'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
32%$627 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$245 thousand
  • Sewer systems$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$179 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$398 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$398 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$369 thousand
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$276 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$227 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$133 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$102 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Vale 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.