Town government · Tooele County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Vernon took in $529 thousand and spent $150 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money84%Fees for services (water)9.1%Town taxes5.1%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

84%

of Vernon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes5.1%

Property tax
3.0%$16 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other government-run businesses
  • Water$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money84%

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

From the state
84%$446 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Sent to other local governments15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt11%

What stands out

15%

of Vernon's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$23 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$19 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Vernon. 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 Town of Vernon 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.