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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sweetwater took in $30.6 million and spent $26.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Fines and other27%City taxes23%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money0.7%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Sweetwater's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes23%

Sales tax
9.9%$3.0 million
Property tax
7.4%$2.3 million
Other taxes
5.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$565 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$3.5 million

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$216 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$227 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$8.2 million
Fines
0.2%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals8.3%Roads, transit and parking3.7%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

8.3%

of Sweetwater's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$8.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$6.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$541 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$415 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$386 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.3%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$984 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$763 thousand
  • Airports$221 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$888 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$888 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$527 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$478 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sweetwater. 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 Sweetwater 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.