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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Slaton took in $7.6 million and spent $15.5 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 (water, garbage collection)81%City taxes19%

What stands out

81%

of Slaton'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 taxes19%

Property tax
17%$1.3 million
Sales tax
2.0%$150 thousand

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs44%Interest on debt2.5%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

44%

of Slaton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
44%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$6.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$383 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Slaton. 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 Slaton 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.