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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sherman took in $729 thousand and spent $616 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money24%Federal tax money11%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money3.2%Fees for services (road charges)0.4%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
51%$370 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$79 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$178 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$23 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Health and hospitals1.6%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

7%

of Sherman's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sherman. 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 Sherman 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.