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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santaquin took in $21.7 million and spent $34.5 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 other44%City taxes27%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money5.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

42%

of Santaquin'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 taxes27%

Sales tax
15%$3.2 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$737 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$713 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.3%$1.2 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$539 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$412 thousand
  • Other service charges$330 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$111 thousand
  • Road charges$87 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$38 thousand

Fines and other44%

Interest, rents and other
42%$9.2 million
Fines
2.2%$480 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Environment and natural resources17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%All other spending10%

What stands out

17%

of Santaquin's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$7.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$177 thousand
Environment and natural resources
17%$6.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Public transit$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$219 thousand
Social services
0.1%$51 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Santaquin. 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 Santaquin 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.