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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Farmington took in $39.9 million and spent $54.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other46%City taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%State tax money3.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

45%

of Farmington'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 taxes35%

Sales tax
16%$6.5 million
Property tax
11%$4.4 million
Other taxes
7.4%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$620 thousand
  • Other licenses$614 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$729 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$457 thousand
  • Other service charges$435 thousand
  • Road charges$340 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$350 thousand

Fines and other46%

Interest, rents and other
45%$18.0 million
Fines
0.5%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs8.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

39%

of Farmington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$21.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$19.8 million
  • Public transit$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$10.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$500 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$542 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$190 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$369 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$369 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farmington. 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 Farmington 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.