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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sullivan took in $853 thousand and spent $996 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%State tax money24%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

5.4%

of Sullivan's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
67%$573 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$208 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals6.6%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

14%

of Sullivan's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$445 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$445 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$168 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$165 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sullivan. 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 Sullivan 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.