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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scandinavia took in $482 thousand and spent $360 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes41%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Scandinavia's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
40%$195 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$55 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$220 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$8 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$221 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$69 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Scandinavia. 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 Town of Scandinavia 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.