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Sansom Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sansom Park took in $6.0 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Federal tax money14%Fines and other2.8%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
24%$1.5 million
Sales tax
16%$955 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$239 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$956 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$867 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$22 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.7%$165 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs7.2%Interest on debt4.7%Roads, transit and parking1.4%Environment and natural resources0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Sansom Park'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
46%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$956 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$242 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$911 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$141 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$397 thousand
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)$257 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$259 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$186 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sansom Park. 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 Sansom Park 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.