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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pierson took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)21%State tax money12%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money7.2%Federal tax money5.0%

What stands out

22%

of Pierson'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%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
24%$321 thousand
Other taxes
22%$290 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$107 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$88 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$275 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Water$259 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Airport$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$66 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$154 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$95 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$112 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Pierson'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$353 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$306 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$283 thousand
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$195 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$224 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$224 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$205 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$202 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pierson. 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 Town of Pierson 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.