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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Helper took in $8.6 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, electric power)61%City taxes22%Fines and other7.6%State tax money6.5%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

12%

of Helper's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes22%

Sales tax
12%$987 thousand
Property tax
6.2%$533 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$377 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$260 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$84 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; electric power and 3 more
  • Housing$2.4 million
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Water$735 thousand
  • Sewer$697 thousand
  • Other service charges$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$554 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$254 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$576 thousand
Fines
0.9%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt9.6%Sent to other local governments7.4%All other spending14%

What stands out

36%

of Helper's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
36%$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water supply$367 thousand
  • Sewer systems$241 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$902 thousand
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$798 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$651 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$147 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$613 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$613 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$555 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$501 thousand
  • Libraries$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$289 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Helper. 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 Helper 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.