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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paris took in $7.5 million and spent $7.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%City taxes24%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes24%

Sales tax
16%$1.2 million
Property tax
6.9%$514 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Water$836 thousand
  • Sewer$188 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$405 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$387 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$153 thousand
Fines
1.5%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs7.2%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Sent to other local governments4.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

60%

of Paris' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Water supply$566 thousand
  • Sewer systems$224 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$529 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$330 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$371 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
  • Airports$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$353 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$353 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paris. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Paris 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.