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Star Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Star Harbor took in $918 thousand and spent $269 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)64%City taxes30%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Star Harbor'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 taxes30%

Property tax
30%$274 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$584 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$261 thousand
  • Sewer$251 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.4%$59 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

53%

of Star Harbor'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
53%$142 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
  • Water supply$48 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Star Harbor. 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 Star Harbor 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.