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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Golinda took in $205 thousand and spent $102 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes87%Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)11%State tax money1.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes87%

Property tax
38%$77 thousand
Sales tax
35%$72 thousand
Other taxes
15%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Electric power$16 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Sent to other local governments3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%

What stands out

45%

of Golinda's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$4 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$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Golinda. 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 Golinda 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.