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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Perry took in $11.9 million and spent $13.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%City taxes32%State tax money11%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Perry's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes32%

Other taxes
19%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$660 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$404 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$1.6 million

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Gas$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$827 thousand
  • Garbage collection$748 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$397 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$82 thousand
Fines
0.2%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Environment and natural resources2.7%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

32%

of Perry'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
38%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Gas supply$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$705 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$820 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$858 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$858 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$358 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$358 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$343 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$343 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$254 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$253 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Perry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Perry 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.