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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shelton took in $25.6 million and spent $19.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)44%State tax money10%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Shelton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Other taxes
17%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$441 thousand
  • Other licenses$111 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$63 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$4.1 million
Property tax
12%$3.1 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$612 thousand
  • Other service charges$277 thousand
  • Road charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$250 thousand
Fines
0.3%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Running the government and other costs8.0%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

3.9%

of Shelton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$728 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$423 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Parking$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$558 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$442 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$409 thousand
  • Government buildings$185 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$899 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$787 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$112 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$773 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$773 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$734 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$685 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$290 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$83 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$83 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelton. 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 Shelton 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.