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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Fate took in $29.6 million and spent $24.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes36%Fines and other23%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

22%

of Fate'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 taxes36%

Property tax
15%$4.3 million
Other taxes
12%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$466 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.3%$2.8 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$343 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$6.6 million
Fines
1.1%$317 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt6.1%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%

What stands out

6.1%

of Fate's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$212 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$434 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fate. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Fate 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.