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Electric City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Electric City took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)66%City taxes20%State tax money11%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

66%

of Electric City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Other taxes
9.0%$243 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$103 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.6%$150 thousand
Property tax
5.4%$145 thousand

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$951 thousand
  • Water$485 thousand
  • Sewer$245 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$303 thousand

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%$24 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

67%

of Electric City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$918 thousand
  • Water supply$324 thousand
  • Sewer systems$265 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$256 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$158 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$206 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$206 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$71 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$56 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Electric City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Electric City 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.