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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Seagraves took in $2.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)56%City taxes36%State tax money5.2%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

7.8%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
28%$680 thousand
Sales tax
7.8%$191 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$722 thousand
  • Garbage collection$340 thousand
  • Sewer$303 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$127 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.8%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

What stands out

15%

of Seagraves' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$685 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$306 thousand
  • Sewer systems$208 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$642 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$531 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$385 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$278 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)$125 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seagraves. 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 Seagraves 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.