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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sultan took in $18.3 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other21%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

35%

of Sultan's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes46%

Other taxes
35%$6.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$896 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.7%$1.2 million
Property tax
4.7%$850 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$315 thousand
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$63 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$3.7 million
Fines
0.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

54%

of Sultan'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
54%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$555 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$521 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
  • Government buildings$218 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$185 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$474 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$474 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$345 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$338 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$269 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$164 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$105 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$241 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$241 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$217 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$81 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sultan. 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 Sultan 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.