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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Simonton took in $1.4 million and spent $383 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%City taxes40%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes40%

Sales tax
25%$346 thousand
Property tax
15%$207 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$847 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Environment and natural resources12%

What stands out

73%

of Simonton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
73%$278 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$175 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$59 thousand
Environment and natural resources
12%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Simonton. 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 Simonton 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.