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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Justin took in $9.5 million and spent $8.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes41%State tax money9.7%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax

32%$3.0 million

Sales tax

9.5%$907 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services

46%$4.3 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more

Water$2.4 million
Sewer$1.7 million
Garbage collection$255 thousand
Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state

9.7%$925 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines

1.8%$173 thousand

Interest, rents and other

1.6%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt7.7%

What stands out

34%

of Justin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

37%$3.1 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$1.7 million
Sewer systems$1.1 million
Garbage and solid waste$230 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

34%$2.9 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more

Police$1.2 million
Inspections and regulation$861 thousand
Fire protection$655 thousand
Courts and legal services$157 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$946 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$946 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

10%$845 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$845 thousand

Interest on debt

7.7%$649 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$331 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$318 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Justin. 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 Justin 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.