Town government · Sweetwater County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Superior took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money63%State tax money20%Fees for services (water, sewer)11%Fines and other4.2%Town taxes1.6%

What stands out

63%

of Superior'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 taxes1.6%

Property tax
1.1%$14 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$146 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$254 thousand

County and local tax money63%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
63%$807 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%

What stands out

60%

of Superior'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
60%$871 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$671 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$317 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$221 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
  • Sewer systems$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$126 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$43 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Superior. 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 Superior 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.