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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Paonia took in $3.6 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%Town taxes37%State tax money7.0%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes37%

Sales tax
30%$1.1 million
Property tax
4.4%$158 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$535 thousand
  • Garbage collection$261 thousand
  • Road charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$252 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$117 thousand
Fines
0.8%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%

What stands out

50%

of Paonia's 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
50%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$687 thousand
  • Sewer systems$372 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$515 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$489 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$504 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$451 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$136 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Paonia. 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 Paonia 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.