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Stony Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stony Creek took in $85 thousand and spent $67 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other73%Town taxes16%County and local tax money9.4%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

73%

of Stony Creek's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
14%$12 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.2%$1 thousand

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other73%

Interest, rents and other
73%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%

What stands out

61%

of Stony Creek's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$41 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stony Creek. 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 Stony Creek 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.