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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Patterson took in $423 thousand and spent $438 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money19%Fines and other15%County and local tax money14%City taxes12%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes12%

Other taxes
5.2%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.0%$17 thousand
Property tax
2.8%$12 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$167 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$85 thousand
  • Sewer$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$82 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$59 thousand

Fines and other15%

Fines
11%$47 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

25%

of Patterson's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$152 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$116 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$2 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$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Patterson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Patterson 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.