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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sunray took in $2.5 million and spent $3.1 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 (gas, water)77%City taxes20%State tax money2.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

77%

of Sunray'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 taxes20%

Property tax
9.8%$244 thousand
Sales tax
8.1%$201 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 5 more
  • Gas$886 thousand
  • Water$528 thousand
  • Sewer$256 thousand
  • Garbage collection$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$60 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Roads, transit and parking1.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

51%

of Sunray'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
51%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$852 thousand
  • Water supply$285 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$278 thousand
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$825 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)$542 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$325 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$267 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sunray. 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 Sunray 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.