City government · Carbon County, UT

East Carbon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Carbon took in $3.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other15%State tax money8.3%

What stands out

16%

of East Carbon's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
22%$713 thousand
Other taxes
16%$511 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$478 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.4%$271 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$986 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$470 thousand
  • Sewer$211 thousand
  • Other service charges$183 thousand
  • Garbage collection$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$270 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$492 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

27%

of East Carbon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$819 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$606 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$128 thousand
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$652 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$553 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$423 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
  • Government buildings$133 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$228 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$228 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.8%$141 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$141 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Carbon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of East Carbon 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.