Town government · Carbon County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Saratoga took in $7.7 million and spent $7.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%County and local tax money18%Fines and other5.9%Town taxes5.1%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

18%

of Saratoga's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes5.1%

Property tax
3.5%$265 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$88 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$676 thousand
  • Sewer$451 thousand
  • Airport$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$156 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$3.9 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$1.4 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$429 thousand
Fines
0.4%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs6.5%Social services4.7%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

47%

of Saratoga's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.9 million
  • Roads and highways$511 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$976 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$463 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$168 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Social services
4.7%$339 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$339 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$301 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$300 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Saratoga. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Saratoga 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.