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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sunbright took in $531 thousand and spent $186 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%State tax money37%Fees for services (sewer)7.0%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes56%

Sales tax
24%$129 thousand
Other taxes
21%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$88 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$56 thousand

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$198 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Sunbright's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$106 thousand
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)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sunbright. 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 Sunbright 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.