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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Schulenburg took in $7.1 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)80%City taxes18%Federal tax money1.8%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

80%

of Schulenburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Sales tax
8.8%$625 thousand
Property tax
8.6%$610 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Water$784 thousand
  • Sewer$715 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$130 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking7.9%

What stands out

15%

of Schulenburg's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$308 thousand
  • Water supply$303 thousand
  • Sewer systems$265 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$989 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$551 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$551 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$521 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$325 thousand
  • Libraries$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$279 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$279 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Schulenburg. 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 Schulenburg 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.