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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Seadrift took in $3.0 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money4.5%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes56%

Sales tax
30%$909 thousand
Property tax
23%$695 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$492 thousand
  • Other service charges$370 thousand
  • Sewer$233 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$137 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$92 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

22%

of Seadrift's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$775 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$373 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$256 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$734 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$489 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$595 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$595 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$581 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$474 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$73 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seadrift. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Seadrift 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.