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Pleasant Plains's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pleasant Plains took in $265 thousand and spent $117 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

95%

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

Town taxes95%

Sales tax
95%$252 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

54%

of Pleasant Plains' 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
54%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pleasant Plains. 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 Town of Pleasant Plains 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.