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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairwater took in $464 thousand and spent $501 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%Village taxes29%State tax money24%Federal tax money4.1%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

24%

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

Village taxes29%

Property tax
28%$132 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$126 thousand
  • Water$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$19 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$111 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.3%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Environment and natural resources3.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

57%

of Fairwater'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
57%$287 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$152 thousand
  • Water supply$110 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$83 thousand
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$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.4%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fairwater. 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 Village of Fairwater 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.