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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Draper took in $138 million and spent $89.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)17%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.1%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

21%

of Draper's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
30%$40.8 million
Sales tax
21%$29.0 million
Other taxes
11%$14.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.4 million
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$776 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$303 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$23.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$15.9 million
  • Garbage collection$5.0 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$8.4 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$6.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$350 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$13.3 million
Fines
0.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Housing and community development14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

53%

of Draper's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$48.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$36.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Housing and community development
14%$12.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$8.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$616 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$928 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$928 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$405 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Draper. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Draper 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.