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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Seymour took in $8.1 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)84%City taxes10%State tax money3.1%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

84%

of Seymour'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 taxes10%

Property tax
4.5%$363 thousand
Sales tax
4.2%$341 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$117 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$478 thousand
  • Sewer$349 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$256 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$197 thousand
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Seymour'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
73%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.4 million
  • Water supply$840 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$446 thousand
  • Sewer systems$403 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$822 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$773 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$812 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$704 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$502 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$502 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$488 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$488 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seymour. 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 Seymour 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.