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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Natalia took in $1.9 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%City taxes34%State tax money13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
17%$316 thousand
Sales tax
15%$286 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$712 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$327 thousand
  • Sewer$220 thousand
  • Garbage collection$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
12%$227 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$248 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$37 thousand
Fines
1.8%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

26%

of Natalia'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
40%$435 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Water supply$151 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
  • Sewer systems$77 thousand
  • Electric power$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$281 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$238 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$277 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Natalia. 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 Natalia 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.