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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Summersville took in $72.1 million and spent $78.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)89%City taxes7.0%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.7%State tax money<0.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Summersville'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 taxes7.0%

Other taxes
3.2%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$537 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$264 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$124 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.7%$1.9 million
Property tax
1.2%$836 thousand

Fees for services89%

Fees for services
89%$64.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$60.2 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$316 thousand
  • Parking$2 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%$69 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$71 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$502 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$2.0 million
Fines
0.2%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals87%Running the government and other costs3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Roads, transit and parking1.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

87%

of Summersville'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%

Health and hospitals
87%$69.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$69.0 million
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$920 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$249 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$502 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$671 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$601 thousand
  • Libraries$70 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$599 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$448 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$151 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Summersville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Summersville 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.