Town government · La Paz County, AZ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Parker took in $6.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Town taxes35%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)17%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

30%

of Parker's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes35%

Sales tax
30%$1.9 million
Other taxes
5.6%$354 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$173 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$76 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$674 thousand
  • Garbage collection$388 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$561 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$2.3 million

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.1%$71 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$46 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Parks, recreation and libraries36%Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt3.2%

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
36%$486 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$262 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$224 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$455 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$397 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$227 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$140 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Parker. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Parker 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.