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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Patterson took in $66.8 million and spent $45.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other15%Federal tax money4.2%State tax money2.6%

What stands out

21%

of Patterson's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes47%

Sales tax
21%$13.9 million
Other taxes
16%$10.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.8 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$276 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$193 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.7%$6.5 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$21.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
  • Housing$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$2.8 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$1.7 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$9.9 million
Fines
0.2%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt19%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

19%

of Patterson's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$12.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$350 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$9.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
Interest on debt
19%$8.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$531 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$565 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$278 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$278 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 June 30, 2022. 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.