Town government · Carbon County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sinclair took in $2.9 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%County and local tax money23%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)16%State tax money9.3%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

23%

of Sinclair'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 taxes46%

Property tax
31%$905 thousand
Other taxes
15%$436 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$434 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$463 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$420 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Sewer$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$274 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$666 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$200 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Roads, transit and parking1.3%

What stands out

72%

of Sinclair's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$322 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$202 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$305 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$277 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sinclair. 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 Sinclair 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.