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New Summerfield's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), New Summerfield took in $2.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)71%Fines and other23%City taxes3.6%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

9%

of New Summerfield's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes3.6%

Sales tax
2.5%$53 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$982 thousand
  • Water$313 thousand
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Garbage collection$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$58 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
14%$301 thousand
Fines
9.0%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking0.5%

What stands out

72%

of New Summerfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Water supply$189 thousand
  • Sewer systems$169 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$351 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$243 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Summerfield. 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 New Summerfield 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.