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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vader took in $2.8 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money77%City taxes11%Fees for services (sewer)9.3%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

77%

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

City taxes11%

Other taxes
4.8%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.3%$94 thousand
Property tax
2.8%$80 thousand

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$262 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$238 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money77%

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

From the state
77%$2.2 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Running the government and other costs4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Roads, transit and parking1.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

81%

of Vader'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
81%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$236 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$91 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vader. 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 Vader 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.