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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sistersville took in $1.9 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, tolls)63%City taxes27%Fines and other5.1%State tax money4.3%

What stands out

8.7%

of Sistersville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax
13%$245 thousand
Sales tax
8.7%$165 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$602 thousand
  • Other service charges$536 thousand
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$81 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals14%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending10%

What stands out

14%

of Sistersville's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$774 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$513 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$261 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$400 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$290 thousand
  • Toll roads and bridges$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$334 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$334 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$333 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$320 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$320 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sistersville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Sistersville 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.